Il Diabolo

The day burned down in a cloud of dust
I was close to nowhere, near the end
Lying in the sand, a rotten cross;
His stains and nails but nothing more

Come and see me — I'll show you
My death-masks, my smile, my smile
Anywhere

I looked for hope; turned to eastern hills
He stood in the shadow of our lives
He took my hand and we danced away
We danced over the hills and skies of Spain

I rise in the half-light and it's enough
To make me tremble and cry
Seeing faces in he smoke, it's like I never dreamed before
Nightmares explode
I am falling with the angel of beauty and
When I screamed the sky collapsed
Covered me with numbing pain
He laughed and held my bleedeing hand
Never to release me. I died once again

Come and see me — I'll show you
My death-masks, my smile, my smile
I am what you make me
What you believe in, what you fear now
But when you speak, speak of Il Diabolo
And go where we can meet once more;
Anywhere