The gate swung wide wide open
I stepped into this garden
All those starry flowers in the snow
I picked up one to get some of its glow

Golden Decembers turned into amber
Our ancestors all passed into deep slumbers
And now everything’s mine
Everything but time
How we lose our minds in this
Circus of light

I wonder where all the frogs go
To survive the cold
I can’t sleep frozen underneath
All these giant trees standing tall now for centuries

Golden Decembers turned into amber
Our ancestors all passed into deep slumbers
And now everything’s mine
Everything but time
I get distracted by this
Circus of light

Turn the lights down
For I can’t see
With the lights on.

I was here
But where were you?
Did you forget to pick me up?
Is it true?

I’m surrounded by your boxes and your clothes
And for sure you kinda left me comatose

I should leave
These halls
Of yours.
But I’m not there
Do you care at all?

All those places that we’ve been to still exist
But I’m losing our memories bit by bit
Are you gleaming while I’m just breathing?
That’s not fair
Neither happy nor excited
I’m not there

I must leave
These halls
Of yours.
But I’m not there
Do you care at all?

Love is a beast
That got its claws into me
She is mawkish and ruthless
Always a temptress

Her house is cold
Things got out of control
There are ghosts in the basement
Waiting for their redemption

Love & peace & harmony
None of these will come for free

So I am on all fours
Cleaning her damn floors
Still I am into
Her rebel blue

Love and her friends
They are taking revenge
First they keep you in safety
To reveal their whole cruelty

Love & peace & harmony
Waving to me guilefully

So I am on all fours
Scrubbing their damn floors
Still I am into
Their rebel blue

Love & peace & harmony
Disguised as a remedy
They lure you into this house
Where you turn into their ghost

I’m on all fours
Scrubbing your floors
Still I’m into
Your rebel blue

I spent hours just counting
All the freckles on your skin
And I drew myself a map
Of your edges and your depths

And the rain came again…

Acid rain poured down on our heads back then
When I told you I wished
You were my man
You were my man

And I told you all ’bout me
Like ’bout Christmas ’93
When I truly did believe
That they’ve buried Santa in our backyard
And you were making fun
Of all the things I’d done
Then you poured me my first gin
And I kissed you
– by mistake –
On the chin

Acid rain pours down on my head again
And I wish that you were
You were my man
You were my man

And the rain comes again…
Now I see you waiting at the traffic lights
I lower my head and I’m just passing you by,
Passing you by
Bye, my love, bye.

You say you’ve built this moon
Just for me
To find my way through the night
I think you’ve built this moon
For yourself
To see whatever I do

I don’t believe you
I can’t believe you
Instead of crawlin’
I’ll start runnin’, runnin’, runnin’

You say you’ve built this place
Just for me
To have somewhere to be safe
But this is a war zone
Not a place I can call home

Look, what you’ve done
The heartbreak is done
Instead of crawlin’
I’ll start runnin’, runnin’, runnin’

Runnin’, runnin’, runnin’
I will be runnin’, runnin’, runnin’
Blowin’, blowin’, blowin’
Cold wind is blowin’, blowin’, blowin’
Growin’, growin’, growin’
Frustration’s growin’, growin’, growin’
Callin’, callin’, callin’
I won’t be callin’, callin’, callin’

I don’t believe you
I can’t believe you
Instead of crawlin’
I’ll start runnin’
And I’m throwin’ stones towards your war zone
But it’s not soothin’
‘Cause we’re all losin’, losin’, losin’

Seahorses ridin’ next to my shell
I locked myself here
For I hide a pearl
How they want to take this pearl
To bring it to the demanding Earl

Scuba divers appear ’round my shell
They’ve got stilettos
I’ve got some as well

I know him since both of us were teens
He taught me that cruelty’s in his genes

His scuba divers appear ’round my shell
They’ve got stilettos
I’ve got some as well
They will feel these heels
If they try to steal this pearl away from me
Don’t you mess with me now

You’ve made a mess out of my sea bed
And I’ve come to terms
With letting you in
But don’t ever think
You have won
I won’t lie down for you
Not for you
And this is true
Not for you.