I was the night That pierced the eyes and walls That threw you so high you never came down I was the table To the meal whose memory lasts longer Than photographs I was the doll Now I'm only a giant, I want sunsets to be quiet
You were the glass, the wine, the toast, the lips I was the lust, the need, the smiles, the trips I was the moment that held you
You were the heart That carried me on the wind To touch the tide at dawn You were the first Horizon that I saw Conclusions drift, forgotten now
You were the glass, the wine, the toast, the lips I was the lust, the need, the smiles, the trips I was the moment that held you Possessing each heart Possessing each heart I was the moment that held you
(Break)
I was the night That pierced the eyes and walls That threw you so high you never came down You were the flame Who answered my question with silence surrounding you You were the child You were the impressionable one I gave my time to
You were the glass, the wine, the toast, the lips I was the lust, the need, the smiles, the trips I was the moment that held you Caressing each heart Possessing each heart I was the moment I held you I was the moment I held you I was the moment