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AFTER THE APPLE |
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What's between us? Just aether, Only air, only earth, only twilight and dawn. In this house of echoes your footsteps are hidden Safe among the lost voices. But then -- Silence squelches in raindrops And thunders through shutters, Silence pours itself out in splashes of loss And the bittersweet rain Tastes like closeness, like tears And I know you're not crying From there down to earth. Still I can't help but wonder Where the storm hides your footsteps And I wish I could know Why the dust smells like grief In the lightning flash darkness I miss you I miss you And I no longer care What is best for the world. I have seen war up close Far too often, I know War can never be won, tamed or balanced by love Love is stronger than war, In the end it still triumphs And I know you'll return -- If I wait long enough. Tango 10 March 2002 |
