Ballad For Aurora

Shadows dance through empty corners where the dust's been left alone
I've spun my head up wandering and my hearts been turned to stone
I've loved you a thousand lifetimes and i'll love you a thousand more
The winds of fate the gods of hate
They led me to your door

From the moment i laid eyes on you i knew you'd be the one
Pink clips holding up your hair you were gentle like a dove
And i never would have known it then guess it was written in the cards
That i'd stand outside your mirrored room barred and held up by your guards

Countless nights turned into weeks and you were always close to me
We listened to the trains that passed while we dreamed of bein' free
With your hazel eyes and your crooked smile you were such a sight to see
Your sensory heart and your carrying cart and your past a mystery

Well you taught me how to love you then and you taught me oh so well
Golden earring gypsy queen i fell under your spell
And i never had the words to say always too busy or too stoned
Death and pilgrim burdens all were yours alone to hold

On the day the curtain tore you cried into my shirt
I made my promise to you then as we laid out on the curb
With the devil on his way back home and the distant church bell chimes
The pain of loss an ancient cross and forsaken peace of mind

I still hear those lonesome whistles blow but now your windows filled with frost
Many a friend have come and gone i guess i got my signals crossed
But i've only ever thought of you when the night would turn to black
After all this time we've crossed our lines maybe there's no goin back

I keep walkin' down the line the only way that i know how
Praying that id find a way to get back to you some how
But know that i will love you still my dear though the sands of life shall run
The girl who's precious as a pearl and gentle like a dove