Falling

Your footfalls are a stranger’s
But the night knows where you’ve been
And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind
There was no room to dance with her
On the head of that pin
And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

Oh, her body was like falling
In the low light, glowing blue
And her kisses, they ran through you
Like salvation or like sin
The answers to your questions
They were written on her skin
And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

These ashes are a city
You once rolled out to defend
And the leaves are telling secrets
The stars look all unsteady
And the moon looks like a grin
And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

Oh, you swore you would forget her
Oh, you swore by all you knew
By your secrets
By what’s holy
By the shiver on your skin
You can’t bar the door on your demons
They will find their own way in
And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind All the leaves are telling secrets to the wind