The Song They Play Every Night

Dark, ringing through the sky Shaking in the clouds Until the harps are out of tune And the song they play every night Keeping you awake While the thought sleeps in your soul

And every load I took To fill the hole that caved inside Just made it deeper, darker And wider than before Don't make me say it out loud any more

And I'd cop just to change my scene And turn a useful nightmare Into a boring dream And my room, like a map of my time It's always half past twelve And divided by two lines

And every step I took To take me further from the source Just brought me closer, inward And more lost than before Don't make me say it out loud anymore

Oh well, if you don't love me now you didn't love me before

And my love is turning into grief And loneliness, thy enemy It's my only relief From a child lost in a crowd Looking for the landmarks That you keep burning down

And every sip I took from cups I carved out of my skull Just made me older, slower And sadder than before Don't make me say it out loud anymore

If you don't love me now you didn't love me before