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

I Surrender David Sylvian

of sorrows now collapsing into joy And tonight the stars are all aligned and I surrender My mother cries beneath a southern sky and I surrender Recording angels and the poets of the night Bring

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

Laughter And Forgetting David Sylvian

life before my very eyes Well every hope falls down on it's knees in time But I'm no longer lost Every day, every second, every hour inside Love's my only guide Are these the years for laughter and

Mother And Child David Sylvian

Shadows form knights and pawns Upon the squares Blood is drawn up from the well Secret signs brought the crime Right to your door An innocent guilty as hell Oh, the cot is open wide Damp with milk and

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

Krishna Blue David Sylvian

the gates The madness begins I'll follow you down I'll follow you back in She's here in the lifelines In every curve Suspended in silence Between each word It's all in the way that she moves The grace and

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

Wave David Sylvian

A strength inside like I'd never known, Opened the door to life and let it go. This sun may shine forever, Upon the back of love. A kingdom raised from ashes, And held within your arms.

Waterfront David Sylvian

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 And

Backwaters David Sylvian

"Once again I'm hiding in backwaters, Running this way and that, Trying so very hard to please. (Beware of hidden snares.) Rushing to bite the hand that feeds me, Running this way and that.

The Boy With The Gun David Sylvian

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 at the sky Firing shots off at the sun "I am the law and

Before The Bullfight David Sylvian

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. If I'm losing you, Then there's nothing more that I can say.

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

Ride David Sylvian

Messages ran all over town Words 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

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

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

Jean The Birdman David Sylvian

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 mind "Stay with me, breathe deeply take three paces back turn and

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

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

Orpheus David Sylvian

wind blows hard Pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an outlook on life That shifts between darkness and

Every Colour You Are David Sylvian

I touched his hand Burned like coal Put pay to the devil And saw the mountain fall Feel like crying The jokes gone to far You can be anything you want Every colour you are Family man His patience

Pop Song David Sylvian

Behind the iron gates The shifts were workes in silence Each weekend beckoned like Ulysses's sirens And as the words were few We'd listen to the radio It was loud, and irritated me so I'll tell you I love

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

Buoy David Sylvian

Underneath a burning sun There's 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

Cover Me With Flowers David Sylvian

Hold your head up sonny boy Let the earth dry on it It won't hurt you It won't hurt you Tell me something sonny boy Baptised and plunged Is it worth it?

The Healing Place David Sylvian

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 me is a is a true capital And

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

Gone To Earth David Sylvian

All the fear in the world, naked and shy, Down upon our heads, with no reason why. And though voices may holler, For all they're worth. The rabbits have fled their burrows, Gone to earth.

The Scent Of Magnolia David Sylvian

recognise your face Or by what means I'll be delivered from this place Here comes the gun, there goes the flash Once the bullet leaves it's never coming back The scent of magnolia, the face of a girl And

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

Upon This Earth David Sylvian

Until the pen moved slowly upon paper, And tears fell. He had written a name, yours, in printed letters: One word on which bemusedly to pour. No protest, no desire, your naked name, Nothing more.

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

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

Alphabet Angel David Sylvian

It's later than 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

Silver Moon David Sylvian

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 if you call Just take my hand and

Brilliant Trees David Sylvian

And there you stand, Making my life possible. Raise my hands up to heaven, But only you could know. My whole world stands in front of me, By the look in your eyes. By the look in your eyes.

Laughter & Forgetting David Sylvian

spread life before my very eyes Well every hope falls down on it's knees in time But I'm no longer lost Every day, every second, every hour inside Love's my only guide Are these the years for laughter and

Nostalgia David Sylvian

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. To exorcise their ghosts from inside of me.

Godman David Sylvian

From different maps Dead bees on a cake You're sweeping the forest Man, it's getting late The milkweed is growing Through cotton grass You borrowed the car But you didn't ask refrain refrain refrain And

Blackwater David Sylvian

road Blackwater take me with you To the place that I have spoken Come lead me through the darkness To the light that I long to see again I walk with you But sleep beside her The summer came and

Let The Happiness In David Sylvian

I'm longing for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in Oh, let the happiness in Listen to the waves against the rocks I don't know where they've been I'm waiting for the skies to open up And

Pollen Path David Sylvian

here, got to laugh The kickback is lightening Drowning, got to laugh This whole mess is frightening A follower of the pollen path The pollen path Welcome me father the lava is rising Welcome me mother and

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 when...

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...

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,...

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 ...

Forbidden Colours David Sylvian

The wounds on your hands never seem to healI thought all i needed was to believeHere am i, a lifetime away from youThe blood of christ, or the beat of my heartMy love wears forbidden coloursMy life...

Darkest Dreaming David Sylvian

"Stay tonightWe'll watch the full moon risingHold on tightThe sky is breakingI don't ever want to be aloneWith all my darkest dreamingHold me closeThe sky is breakingI don't ever want to be aloneWi...