At least we're underneath Underneath the same moon Shadows of the night Moving on the ground Like silent clouds They follow me around Tonight I stand in this lonely place I search the heavens For some saving grace

Dreams the world far away Eva flies away In this cruel children's game There's no friend to call her name Eva sails away The Good in her will be my sunflower field 6:30 winter morn Snow keeps falling, silent dawn A rose by any other name

And a thousand miles behind And I'm one too many mornings Down the street the dogs are barking And the day is a-gettin' dark As the night comes in a-falling The dogs will lose their bark And the silent night will shatter From the thoughts inside my mind

Silent nights, for the rest of my life A devil in a midnight mass Hold your breath and count to four Pinky swears don't work no more Violent knight cutting into your life (forgive me father) Won't make it right He prayed behind stained glass A memory of

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation Darkness stirs and wakes imagination Silently the senses abandon their defences Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender Turn your face away from the garish light of

When there is reason tonight I'm awake When there's no answer arrive the silent man If there is balance tonight he's awake If they have to suffer there lies the silent man A question well served Is silence like a fever, A voice never heard Or a message

Silent night for the rest of my life Whisper, whisper don't make a sound Your bed is made it's in the ground Hold your breath and count to four Pinky swears don't work no more I was alive but now I'm singing Silent knight at the edge of your knife Won't

Big wheels turning Baby I know Turning, turning... I remember the dead of night A lonely light that shines upon the window I see it all so clear The tenderness, the silent tears Out here in the pouring rain Through cold dark waiting days

Like a scream but sort of silent Living out my nightmares Voices repeating me 'Feeling threatened? We reflect your hopes and fears.' Voices discussing me 'Others steal your thoughts They're not confined 'Love, just don't stare'

He's saying "no, no, you're not ready yet" St. Peter shaking his head I'm far away For nights and days Silent they I'm running It's like your voice I hear Into my face Keeps drying my tears