When Poets Dreamed Of Angels David Sylvian

She rises early from bed Runs to the mirror The bruises inflicted in moments of fury He kneels beside her once more Whispers a promise "next time i'll break every bone in your body" And the well-wishers

I Surrender David Sylvian

I opened up the pathway of the heart The flowers died embittered from the start That night I crossed the bridge of sighs and I surrendered I looked back and glimpsed the outline of a boy His life

Pulling Punches David Sylvian

Raised in summer day of splendor, Who would've dreamed of love never ending? A better world lies in front of me; A sketch of life in the books I read.

Ride David Sylvian

without sound Condemned me And left me for dead All over again It wasn't the first time, but this time Things will never be the same Ride, ride the very thought into the ground In the church of

Wave (Version) David Sylvian

It seems that I remember I dreamed a thousand dreams We'd face the days together No matter what they'd bring A strength inside like I'd never known Opened the door to life and let it go This sun may shine

Waterfront David Sylvian

On the banks of a sunset beach Messages scratched in sand Beneath a roaming home of stars Young boys try their hand A spanish harbouring of sorts In catalonian bars They were pulled from a sinking ship

Wave David Sylvian

It seems that I remember I dreamed a thousand dreams. We'd face the days together, No matter what they'd bring. A strength inside like I'd never known, Opened the door to life and let it go.

Alphabet Angel David Sylvian

I thought it was The shadows, long and lost Circle through the room Swear as I met your mother there In New Orleans The sun was slipping into blue The longest day is over The longest day My alphabet angels

Jean The Birdman David Sylvian

Sabbath He's pulling at the mane He thrashes on the horse's back Ambition is a bloody game Horse doesn't want to jump The river looks too wide Well he faces every hurdle With a nervous state of

Cafe Europa David Sylvian

They fired off the first shot So we're on our feet and runnin' We're re-writing all the textbooks In the process of becoming There's so much to live for If we stop putting up a fight There's a place for

Ghosts David Sylvian

When the room is quiet The daylight almost gone It seems there's something I should know Well, I ought to leave But the rain it never stops And I've no particular place to go Just when I think

Thoroughly Lost To Logic David Sylvian

When the little one came A hole was blown open A partial surrendering in the midst of knowing And for an instant the constant heart shed its own tears Wave upon wave carried me over Beyond the peripheries

Before The Bullfight David Sylvian

A whispering sea Of towering trees; But no reply. A silence so rare, And more than I can stand. Sweeps like a flood, Through life's flesh and blood, And steals away with it's heart.

Brilliant Trees David Sylvian

When you come to me, I'll question myself again; Is this grip on life still my own? When every step I take Leads me so far away, Every thought should bring me closer home.

Orpheus David Sylvian

world Sunlight falls, my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs Are just so many people I knew never cared Down below on the wreck of

The Devil's Own David Sylvian

The night is dark and cold The strong winds and the rain Crack the branches upon my window The devil beats his drum Casting out his spell Dragging all his own down into hell The ticking of the clock Inexorably

The Golden Way David Sylvian

She said "Come to me and sit you down You'll always return as I promised you would When you're through playing games with the bad and the good Immerse your heart in the remains of the day On the golden

River Man David Sylvian

But as the hunted live their lifes, You're keeping out of reach. So I keep running, falling, Till I reach the water. Run with me holy man. But when I reach out, I find I'm standing right beside her.

Riverman David Sylvian

I see your eyes light up like fire It's medicine to me But as the hunted live their lives You're keeping out of reach So I keep running, falling Till I reach the water Run with me holyman But

Silver Moon David Sylvian

Out upon the open fields The rain is pouring down We're pulling up the sheets again Against the passing tides of love Every doubt that holds you here Will find their own way out I will build a shelter

Cover Me With Flowers David Sylvian

earth dry on it It won't hurt you It won't hurt you Let's renew the promise Break our wings upon it If in peace there's power Cover me with flowers Tie your shoelace little girl Time is waiting on it And when

Red Guitar David Sylvian

I recognize no method of living that I know. I see only the basic materials I may use. If you ask me, I may tell you. It's been this way for years.

Wanderlust David Sylvian

Help me I feel like I'm weightless Floating right out of your hands And there's only so much I aspire to Taking one day at a time And deliverance has many faces But grace is an aquaintance of mine

Buoy David Sylvian

always work to be done We take much more than we care to give away You'll be the moth, I'm the flame I'll bless you and keep you safe and sound Until sunrise comes around again I'm like a mountain made of

Nostalgia David Sylvian

Voices heard in fields of green. Their joy, their calm, and luxury Are lost within the wanderings of my mind. I'm cutting branches from the trees, Shaped by years om memories.

The Ink In The Well David Sylvian

The lights of the ashes smoulder through hills and vales Nostalgia burns in the hearts of the strongest Picasso is painting the ships in the harbour the wind and sails These are years with a genius for

The Scent Of Magnolia David Sylvian

not losing sleep If I'm falling then I'm falling at her feet I'm leaving America, I'm taking a girl I'm selling my soul again, I'm gaining the world Every sense defies this impossible dream None of

Taking The Veil David Sylvian

In dresses white, all set for sail A little girl dreams of taking the veil In dresses white, all set for sail A little girl dreams of taking the veil On beaches clean of sand and shell A little girl dreams

Weathered Wall David Sylvian

You were someone to believe in A place for hope in a changing world Feeling every moment Every one of the years spent in your arms After a lifetime of living These soiled hands show no life at all

Come Morning David Sylvian

God is in the silences Between the rhythms Rise and falling The starring of the skies of blue The promise of tomorrow's calling Hey ho and away we go Hey ho come morning

Gone To Earth David Sylvian

With a burning candle, A book of holy things, They'll throw you up against the wall; Bind your hands with string.

The Boy With The Gun David Sylvian

He knows well his wicked ways A course of bitterness A grudge held from his childhood days As if life had loved him less Reading down his list of names He ticks them one by one He points the barrel

Forbidden Colours David Sylvian

The wounds on your hands never seem to heal I thought all i needed was to believe Here am i, a lifetime away from you The blood of christ, or the beat of my heart My love wears forbidden colours My life

Cries And Whispers David Sylvian

Shattered dreams on a bed of lies Now my love dies and cries Cries and whispers My heart grew wing under desert skies Now my love dies and cries Cries and whispers And my heart sings of many

September David Sylvian

The sun shines high above The sounds of laughter The birds swoop down upon The crosses of old grey churches We say that we're in love While secretly wishing for rain Sipping coke and playing games September's

Let The Happiness In David Sylvian

waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships come in I'm waiting for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in I'm watching as the gulls all settle down Upon the empty vessels The faded whites of

Pollen Path David Sylvian

Welcome me father on the North shores of Lapland Welcome me father who knows no name Welcome me mother the earth here is yawning My body is shaking for want of a flame Down here, got to laugh The kickback

Promise (The Cult Of Eurydice) (Remastered 2003) David Sylvian

The wounds on your hands never seem to heal 네 손의 상처는 낫지 않을 것 같아 I thought all I needed was to believe 내게 필요한 건 믿음이었을 거야 Here am I, a lifetime away from you 내가 있는 곳은 너와 떨어진 생애 The blood of Christ

Godman David Sylvian

Welcome to Sun State The language of light The energies impulse The loud, dark, iron The purpose of history In Eurasian Steppes From threshold to threshold Astonishment refrain: You've misunderstood the

Krishna Blue David Sylvian

She's here in the snowfall At dead of night The mood is of courtship The final fight She's all that I need All that I am The voice of compassion inside the man If you open the gates The madness begins

Blackwater David Sylvian

hold you in A sea of silence On the borderline of truth Open violence I see no sign I see no place I've loved Depending on the signs To fine the road Blackwater take me with you To the place

Pop Song David Sylvian

irritated me so I'll tell you I love you Like my favourite pop song These promises won't keep Though every road begins and ends with you The fall still hurts, the bruise still blue I'll paint you pictures of

Backwaters David Sylvian

(Beware of hidden snares.) Rushing to bite the hand that feeds me, Running this way and that. (There are always other possibilities.) This way and that. "

The Healing Place David Sylvian

That has to be the age of overcome The systems which are, which are on the Which are on the ceiling Which are on the run to destroy Humankind's nation Humankind's inwardness Humankind's ability What for

Every Colour You Are David Sylvian

Feel like crying The jokes gone to far You can be anything you want Every colour you are Family man His patience tried Put a torch to his home And warmed his hands by the fire The greed of

Angels David Archuleta

in my bed Thoughts running through my head And I feel that love is dead I'm loving angels instead And through it all She offers me protection A lot of love and affection Whether I'm right or wrong

Midnight Sun David Sylvian

They've stolen the moon The magic has gone And there in this place A black midnight sun The darkness is frightening And love is denied They've stolen the moon God only knows why The stars have los...

Laughter And Forgetting David Sylvian

Running like a horse between the trees The ground beneath my feet Gives me something to hold on to With the reins around my heart Guided by hands that spread life before my very eyes Well every h...

God's Monkey David Sylvian

One push You fall in Born in darkness Built on shame And hurting Filled with silence Filled with silence And stars Stars Stars Find the ladder Climb the ladder To God's monkey No songs To sing That...

Maria David Sylvian

These words are yours, mariaThe waters warm (hold me)The table bare (till the worst is past)Until the summer nights returnUntil we close our eyesMaria, your every thought's my heartbeatMaria, save ...