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I sent my crack divisions through the early morning mist
When they fell on your positions you were powerless to resist Encircling and probing for the weakness in your line By night you were surrounded; your territory mine I called for your surrender; this you swore you would not do So I stormed the very fortress, you thought could shelter you I held you then upon your knees and turned to give my thanks To the regiments assembled in their ranks Chorus: Where are they now? Where are they now? I raised you to your feet, with your hand inside my own We set off upon a journey, each together, each alone In the days that followed oh our lives did overlap I learned the contours of your body like the roads upon a map You sweetened every evening, I savoured every day Just when I was certain it would always be this way You slipped beyond the reach of my outstretched fingertips With all the kisses we'd placed upon your lips Chorus Oh close. You're close Someone, come shine a light Oh near. So near But just out of sight I went in search of alchemy to resurrect the dead Sent my spies to fathom out the secrets in your head They said they heard your laughter Spinning through the summer night In the company of strangers And your eyes were wild and bright Though I grew reclusive and my days became withdrawn I held the banner of our love, now tattered and forlorn And swore that it would one day fly above us once again To do this, I had my reasons then Chorus Close. You're close Once again, come shine a light Oh near. So near But just out of sight Perhaps there are some passions that are tempered by the years You reach accommodation, the intensity recedes Some of this occurred to me the time I saw you last Your face familiar in a way. Your voice out of the past Every gamut of emotion shared from tenderness to rage Fell away between us in the turning of that page It seemed like only yesterday we swore that we'd be true Two innocents believing that they knew CHORUS |
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His flying jacket still has her perfume
Memories of the night Play across his mind High above the fields of France A single biplane in a clear blue sky 1917, no enemy was seen High above the fields of France Oh she looks But there's nothing to see Still she looks Saying come back to me He tells her just remember me this way Fore here am I more true Than anything I do High above the fields of France Oh she looks Though he'll never come back And the letter that came Was bordered in black She'll find somebody else But not forget Leaving her regrets Like vapour trails of jets High above the fields of France |
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I'm running away on a day like today
Nothing you say could cause me to stay. Jackdaw (jackdaw) Leaving by your back door Should be gone by now Should be gone by now Should be gone by now. Don't try to follow, just leave it alone The trains have all left now and the station is closed. Jackdaw (jackdaw) Leaving by your back door Should be gone by now Should be gone by now Should be gone by now. It's five in the morning and it's rainy and cold Just go back to sleep now and you won't see me go. Jackdaw (jackdaw) Leaving by your back door Should be gone by now Should be gone by now Should be gone by now. |
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We opened the door
To see the coming of the trains Across this land of plenty We suddenly saw The ghostly horses of the plains Their saddles empty Struck to stone beneath the moon These figures still remain Steal your chances someday soon You may not pass this way Again |
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