On the hills of fire, the darkest hour I was dreaming of my true love's pyre Who will bring a light to stoke the fire? Fear not for you're still breathing
You're always waiting on the tide It's time you decide I've walked down long roads That seem to have no end at all You never wanted time to end To let
on me It's a strange world It's a very strange world that leaves me Holding on to nothing when there's nothing left to lose Your touch is cold and damp
Crouching down inside a deep ravine Those angry cries pass quickly by, he can't be seen So many ways spent hiding in so many undone plans Forgetting what
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Somewhere deep inside me I hold a picture of a time long gone A time of ease and simple pleasures And days in shadows not so long Now, with my mind I
In the desert of my dreams I saw you there Walking towards the water steaming, body cold and bare But your words cut loose, the fire and you left my soul
A time so haunting, moonlight in the mist Lay me down beside you, oh, as long as it lasts From the river comes a figure, drifting slowly by Trailing long
Translation: Sarah Mclachlan. Touch.
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On the hills of fire the darkest hour I was dreaming of my true love's pyre Who will bring a light to stoke the fire Fear not for you're still breathing
Crouching down inside a deep ravine Those angry cries pass quickly by, he can't be seen So many ways spent hiding in so many undone plans Forgetting
A time so haunting moonlight in the mist Lay me down Beside you oh as long as it lasts From the river comes a Figure drifting slowly by Trailing long
You're always waiting on the tide It's time you decide I've walked down long roads that seem to have no end at all You never wanted time to end To let
Somewhere deep inside me I hold a picture of a time long gone A time of ease and simple pleasures And days in shadows not so long Now with my mind I'
