Libitina The Ephemeral Bed Of Fire

And so love disappears from rented hearts



Thus released we walk apart in silence



The way of memories painful and short



I see the flower-girl



She does not stop



Yes I know that she will not sing for me



But the tingle of other names remains



I know it does not help to feel this way



So show me another



Point me the way







Ive lived too long



Ive seen too much



Ive learnt that I should never touch



So much pain for so little gain



Doesnt stop it starting again







Writhe in your ephemeral bed of fire



The flames are hot but feel how they die out



Mournful flickers of spent heat haunt me still



So do not lighten my darkness, lady



I can suffer no further degradation



Brought about by my animal passion



Do not arouse me from loveless slumber



I must live as I dream



That is alone







Ive lived too long



Ive seen too much



Ive learnt that I should never touch



So much pain for so little gain



Doesnt stop it starting again







As for those voices I wont heed their call



Desires killed by self-denial



The absence of hope will hurt me less



Than building myself up for another fall







Therefore I shall block my ears to your call



I prefer to lash myself to the mast



To the thought of tying myself to you



I shall not believe all that you may sing



And thus avoid the wreck that I have become



It took so very long to reach this end



To start again requires a leap of faith



A leap that Im not prepared to make
[ The Ephemeral Bed Of Fire Lyrics ]