Curses

I live with a japanese ghost
I live with an actor out of work
I live with a teenage poet
And i live with this curse

The curse of your beauty
The curve of the earth in the crease of your smile
The course of the river
Runs from your hips up your spine

I've been a lonely boy
And you've been a lonely boy too
How softly the days destroy
The nights when i dream about you

You've been a lonely girl
And i've been a lonely girl too
I've followed you around the world
So why can't i be around you?

My country's a burial ground
They put the mark on me at birth
A ghost lust for sight and sound
I was born with this curse

The curse of your brilliance
The radiant cast of your mind
But i cast a shadow
I spread the ashes over both of our time

I've been a lonely boy
And you've been a lonely boy too
How softly the days destroy
The nights when i dream about you

You've been a lonely girl
And i've been a lonely girl too
I've followed you around the world
So why can't i be around you?

I've been a lonely boy
And now i'm a lonely man
I've seen my days devoid
Of your touch, they slipped through my hands
Oh i've watched the sunset drain
Like the blood from my face
And the pale moon rose
It posed in outer space
The pale moon reflecting back
Through the wind on the lake
And into that swirling black
I've given up all i can take

I've been a lonely boy
And you've been a lonely boy too
How softly the days destroy
The nights when i dream about you