Lady, bring your beauty and sit down next to me Place your hand upon my heart, and know me finally Falling was your fortune, but now you've come to rest On the altar of the body, where our union will be blessed
Leave a Light On For the trickster, for your thief Leave A Light On For the beggar, and the king who hides beneath
Lady, move in closer and listen to my song Hear it beating in your breast to soothe you when I'm gone The soul that lives between your cells is older than the stones And in your throat live on these words, carved out of my bones
Leave A Light On As we rehearse the little death Leave a Light On I'll be breathing in your breath
Lady, walk beside me to the final place of dread The murderer is waiting there to rip my heart to shreds The time has come to hand to you all that I have to give So tear your ribs wide open, and find me where I live
Leave a Light On When the ravens all have flown Leave A Light On So I can find my way back home