loves ashes

cinders burning

these arms that once held you

like a sunset and the sea

like a sneaky thief

like the gulls flapping wings

how quickly we've ended up, strangers



just a flicker in my eye



like smoke from a fire

a child in a chair

your clever eyes

your long brown hair

as the shopkeepers closed

crowds passed us by

time has no patience

as we say goodbye



just a flicker in my eye



the rainy pavement's glimmering

like a hundred sparks gone white

and in your heart you feel it don't you

when it is all over

it is all over

it is all over



and so i teased you

to ease the air

when sadness is stinging

when there's no reply



Just a flicker in my eye

Just a flicker in my eye

Just a flicker in my eye