[Verse 1]
You were nothing but the fragrance of an old dream
That was just time playing tricks on my mind
You've escaped from all the pictures that I remember
You come back as a bottle of wine
[Verse 2]
In your letters, I can see your mouth was moving
Your voice was at the tip of my recall
Then your ghost could only brush against my t-shirt
Now your body shows up to take it all
[Verse 3]
And your movements, I could match before your maker
I know them deep enough to paint them in the air
Life is a liquid and I stretch far past its borders
I have a feeling you'll be waiting for me there
[Pre-Chorus]
And my city shakes its head at my wilderness
And my heart has built a mind for itself
And I have found a little shelter inside of a sickness
I'll be waiting for the icicles to melt
[Chorus]
But I wanna borrow the night, use it on you
When the sun goes down
Let's leave these rusted old folks back in the city
Where they belong
Where they belong
[Verse 4]
And your children, like little wolves, they go unnoticed
As the diamonds play their game against the sand
And I have found an ocean in the doorway of your body
I know the secret, but I haven't got a plan
[Chorus]
And I wanna borrow the night, use it on you
When the sun goes down
Let's leave these rusted old folks back in the city
Where they belong
[Post-Chorus]
There was a cloud in my face
And now I gotta wash my eyes
'Cause I though love was just a strip mall
Baby, you are a surprise
You are a surprise