Hymns From Nineveh - Perfume lyrics

I recall my mother's voice Singing solemn hymns of joy Hours in the living room The clock was ticking And her perfume Filled the room… I remember Rosie's eyes And how a heart could swell Inside the chest of a child Seconds turned to hours when I came so close that I could sense Her scent filling the sky… I remember cigarettes and alcohol Sweet 16 And bored 18 Raging against the machine Revolutionary dreams Broken hearts and poetry… I remember reading Revelations The Apocalypse coming any time soon I got so scared I couldn't sleep for a year Still, years later, I slept with the lights on Sometimes I still do (Shashe, Notwane, Chobe) I remember when I first saw you You were shining like a highway Leading out of misery I remember yesterday When you asked me In your childish way: ”Do you think time will have its way with us?” And I said: “Babe, it already has” And I remember your eyes When I said: “Life is now or never” And you said: “Babe, I think we''ll live forever” And your eyes were so full of hope when you said it That it made me cry I still don't know why It made me recall my mother's voice Singing solemn hymns of joy Hours in the livingroom The clock was ticking And her perfume Filled the room…