The Rise And Fall

(album: Fanfare For The Comic Muse - 1990)

The rise and fall, the fall and rise
The freezing breath, the frightened eyes

The rise and fall, the fall and rise
The naked truth, the naked eye

The rise and fall, the fall and rise
The open heart, the opened eyes

The rise and fall, the fall and rise
My lady laughs, my lady cries

"Hold me in your arms
Hold me till you kill me
Hold me till you break my will
And passion fills my heart"

The rise and fall, the fall and rise
The Holy Ghost is exorcised
And you and I
Shall no longer
Look at life
Through the half closed eye