Walking into light
From the blank evening sky
Knuckles rub away the darkness
Circling my eyes
Walking into warmth
From the cold evening air
Numb white fingers push
Greasy rain through my hair
You walk into view
From shadow thrown against the door
Hands reach out and grasp the moment
They've been waiting for
You pull me close
Dampness seeps through to your skin
You peel the layers away
I feel the fire ignite within

You create the feeling
I contain the need
It's moments that we're stealing
No pleasure's ever free

You sustain the rhythm
I'll maintain the beat
It's the only chance we're given
Let's turn this cold to heat

You possess the notion
I take full heed
We're bound by this emotion
Two bodies - one heartbeat

You create the feeling
I contain the need
You sustain the rhythm
I'll maintain the beat

Desire comes alive
Nothing interrupts the flow
Water nurtures every crevice
Where this love needs to grow
Sliding to the floor
We swell, falling to the ground
The world becomes a place
With no clear shapes, with no clear sounds
We're lost for a short while
In the knot where love's entwined
You pour the freedom from deep inside
I drink it back like wine
The murmur of your voice
Soft words soothe away the doubt
Your strength - so essential
Something I can't do without

You ...

Inside we slow each movement
'Til we're static once again
Outside the city runs
Cars through roads like bloood through veins
Here sweet sticky air
Like a cover keeps us warm
Drops of love fall from us
The last moments of the storm
Opening my eyes
You're even closer now to me
As the crowd goes pushing onwards
Crashing forward like a sea
We turn and feel the world
Right now a million miles away
It's always there to interfere
But I'm always here to say

You ...

  Planes thrust
  Up thru' the pink
  Northern sky
  In perfect time

  Heavy bright
  White ships
  Glide on grey waters
  Stained shades of blue
  Past your window
  Past your view

  Sunlight rich
  Precious as gold
  Unfolds
  Unrolls a new day
  Clarity and light
  Shine a new day

  Contact made
  And at last I am seeing things anew
  Colours come pouring out
  From where I stand
  With you

  Here 
  Upon these ghostly shadows
  Of men and women
  There are no smiles

  Singly
  They mingle
  With the greyness of the walls
  And at strange angles
  They travel on
  To nowhere

  Each a nucleus
  Of sadness and despair
  Small
  Or no conversation
  Passes their cigarette-stained lips
  They sit
  The lonely ones

  Sitting eternally
  In institutions
  That have become their eyes
  That have become their arms
  Their legs

  They are empty now
  Just shells moving back and forth
  Upon a shore
  Of some uncharted beach

  Up steep green hills
  They linger
  Like the darkest thoughts
  That push them selves
  Into your mind

  You cannot question them
  For they will not answer you
  They
  Are our deepest fears 

  They fuck you up, your mum and dad
  They may not mean to but they do
  They fill you with the faults they had
  And add some extra, just for you

  But they were fucked up in their turn
  By fools in old style hats and coats
  Who half the time were soppy-stern
  And half at one anothers throats

  Man hands on misery to man
  It deepens like a coastal shelf
  Get out as early as you can 
  And don't have any kids yourself

    Sweat runs down the centre of my back
    Crawling like an insect - it makes a track
    Sweat runs down the nape of my neck
    Anticipation - the cause and the effect

  So catch each drop as I catch each breath
  'Til there's no doubt, no indecision, 'til there's not one question left
  Walking streets alone amid a mass of strangers' faces
  Fill my time with thoughts of you and I in distant places
  Now I must have you!

  You breathe new life - it's all around
  It calls my name without a sound
  This distance cuts down deep inside
  Planes carve like knives across the sky
  I must be with you!

  This place never cares to see who goes or who remains
  I wait and watch the boats set sail, I linger and listen to the far off trains
  This land of mine drifts off alone, far out to sea
  With no direction, no intention, nothing left to offer me
  And I can't stay!

  It stand alone - back on the world
  And through it all it still seems to curl
  Itself around the people, binding tighter than a rope
  Gives nothing away for something, each day without hope
  It's no home for the luxury of love!

  The good life out of each on the placards
  Doesn't hide away the truth of the broken down facades
  The buildings burn, the streets on fire
  Every muscle, every nerve stretched to reach for somewhere higher
  Feel me now!

  Will you remain, place your trust
  Turn ideas into motions before mechanisms rust
  Will you hold me tight with arms, with words, in your comfort keep me warm
  I beg refuge in your shelter as I fly into the storm
  Take me!

  Take me now!

  So these are circumstances
  Leading to my sorry tale
  I was in a town I didn't know
  I'd arrived there by rail
  It all began a week before -
  The joys of Saturday night -
  An invite to a party
  Or watching The Price Is Right
  Opting for a soiree
  For the first time in a year
  Mixed badly with the revellers
  Mixed Bacardi, wine and beer
  The room moved back and forwards
  The dancers did the same
  Found refuge in a corner
  That's when he asked my name

  Well this is very nice, I thought
  Smiling through the haze
  As we talked of Auguste Rodin
  Through to Harold Pinter's plays
  Said he played piano
  Said his name was Steve
  Why shouldn't I believe
  That he really lived so far away
  Had to make a move for home
  Scribbled down his address
  Said he didn't have a phone
  Would I like to come to dinner
  On Friday of next week
  To this I said I'd love to
  As he kissed me on the cheek   
  
  That night I felt so happy
  Excited through and through
  See! The company of strangers
  Doesn't always leave you blue
  Stumbled home contented
  Like a cat that got the cream
  Woke up a little weary
  But I knew it was no dream
  The next few days were anxious
  What could I find to wear?
  What happens if I arrive
  And there is no Hope Road there?
  My friend said don't be silly
  No one does things like that
  Now will you get a move on
  And take off that stupid hat!

  Made sure I set out early
  Made sure I caught the train
  Got out at the right station
  Then of course came down the rain
  Followed the directions
  Exactly as he said
  Asked people if they new Hope Road
  But they just walked on ahead
  I turned left at the junction
  Took the fork off to the right
  Straight over at the crossroads
  Then down to the traffic lights
  Must have walked those streets for hours
  In the dark and in the cold
  Before I really could accept
  There was no place called Hope Road

  So here I am alone again
  Indoors by myself
  The TV, plants, books and I
  All nearly on the shelf
  Next time I'll be more cautious
  Next time I won't be fooled
  It's another of those basic things
  You're never taught at school
  Let this be a warning
  As you wander through the world
  It makes no difference who you are
  Be you boy or be you girl
  Be very, very careful
  When people seem so nice
  It's not now that it's expensive
  Later on you pay the price

  There's no Hope Road

  This house is full of loneliness
  Of sad weary silence
  I switch on the television
  For some company

  Two actors
  A man and a woman
  Give exaggerated little moans
  As they simulate
  A so called stimulating fuck
  For my entertainment

  Beneath the endless groans
  It's not real
  It's pretend
  Just like we pretended that last time
  To make love

  Night is the most difficult part of all
  I don't need this
  This vile, crude reminder
  Of how we play out our roles
  Without any script at all

  Remember me for what I was
  Not as I am now
  I'll merge into the shadows
  I'll disappear into the rain

  Remember me for what I was
  Not as you see me now
  I'll walk out into tomorrow
  I'll melt into the sun

  Remember me for what I was
  A glance in your direction at the right time
  A smile breaking into a crescent moon
  A word of reassurance

  I'll protect myself
  Against the cold lash of tongues and lies
  I'll blend in with the crowd
  I'll disperse into the stream
  I'll fade into the darkness
  I'll turn and walk away

  Remember me for what I was
  As one world breaks in two
  I'll follow my own stricts
  I'll forge another path

  Remember me for what I was
  Not what I couldn't be
  Remember me for what I was
  And shall never be again