Looking on the world tonight,
Seems so dark and filled with hate.
Coming home, by firelight,
Ask myself, is it too late for me to find my heart
Before my time is through?
And then I draw the curtain
On the place where you are sleeping
And I see you,
What no one sees in you,
I see a heart that's true,
Brave and strong.
You belong within these walls
Where I can see you,
The one who makes me fly.
Forget the needs to lie.
When my disguise
Falls from the skies,
Open my eyes and I see you.
Bitter night, stars rain down,
Help me till I understand.
Every door in every town
Hides me till I take your hand
And run through fields of light to find myself anew.
And then I watch you shrinking,
And it hurts that you won't see it
But I see you...etc.
Looking on the world tonight,
Seems to me I have no choice:
I can either run or fight.
In the dark I hear your voice
And you won't let me go, whatever else I do.
And then I see the starlight,
And something inside is aching
And I see you...etc.
Elizabeth Hopkinson