peter hammill
time heals
Thinking back, it seems that I Can lie beside you as I never truly did, In afterglow No afterwards at all. Only writing love songs when it's gone and dead; Only paying words out: strings of half-forgotten sentiments... I mean... I meant... I never really quite could say the way it was. The first time that we met I said 'I bet that she's the one', But I was talking to myself then, as always. As time went by our steps entwined, unwritten lines drew taut And I tried to find a way to make it all safe... Into the play, what a production! Into the days and ever more suction: You hold me close, but hold me farther Away from yourself, I make me a martyr, For pain and love go hand in hand... And hand in hand go you and my friend, You are his and I am yours and just cannot evade you My days a dream, my nights unseemly, Stolen moments all I live for, But theft is no way to persuade you To come with me, leave him behind you My hurtful eyes try to remind you It's all I can do to keep from screaming 'I love you, I love you!' I wish I was dreaming, But the steps we take all leave footprints...  Sooner or later the whole thing will be blown You will leave him or I'll be left here, alone Either way someone loses someone But I won't mind that, I just would quite like to know Who we love the most, well, I guess that's ourselves  The days are strange, at night we're strangers, Lie in bed and lie inside our heads, We come no closer than as dancers Your eyes are change, your presence danger, Won't look me in the face and yet you Kiss and make up the answer To all the questions that fly unanswered, unreasoned Death in the sky, death in the season If you leave me now, it might nearly kill me.... Remember me? Remember we three?  It all seemed so important at the time, We came so close to wrecking all our lives, And now it's all just song lines Time heals, Time heals Oh, but I still bear the weals  Thinking back, it seems that I Can lie beside you as I never truly did, In afterglow No afterwards at all Only writing love songs when it's gone and dead, Only paying words out: streams of half-forgotten sentiments... I mean... I meant... I never really quite could say The way it was