I choose to be his confidant And to keep him from the fire I choose to be quietly discreet If that is his desire I touch with gossamer wings To be quiet around you There is so much going on You could easily
[Chorus:] Wake up with a stranger It's not something you plan One night in a world of pain And you finally understand Not all the king's horses, not all the king's men Could put it back together
You say you wouldn't do this for very long The applause from it all is so defining Well it bounces off the wall at you When the miracle is happening High priestess...she's the keeper of the peace in this Twice as much, intensified What people will do To get...this...high
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And now alone in my room As it all begins again Was I so wrong Why am I always so intense In this same place I sit The same place as before Well I came all the way here Just to watch you walk out that door
I didn't ask when you shook your head I always accepted what you said As the truth and the truth only Well it's not enough that you depend on me And it's not enough that you say you love me It's not enough to just save face Because sometimes You just fall from grace Sometimes You just fall from grace
Maybe I am calmer now Maybe things are fine Maybe I made the whole thing up Maybe it isn't a lie Maybe the reason I say these things Is to bring you back alive Maybe I fought this long and this hard Just to make sure you survive Just to make sure you survive