Lifting shadows Off a Dream once broken She can turn a drop of water Into an ocean And she listens openly He seems alone and silent Moved by desire and fear Lifting Shadows off a Dream Thoughts remain without an answer

Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away Take me through the darkness to the break of the day There's not a soul out there No one to hear my prayer (Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight) (Half past

Ah ah ah ah ah My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone I walk this empty street On the boulevard of broken dreams Where the city

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A man after midnight Won't somebody help me Chase the shadows away Take me through the darkness To the break of the day There's not a soul out there No one to hear my prayer Half past twelve

I'm a real machine, it follows I remain aloft and I forget a lot You're a real machine, fed on shadows You're a real machine, fed on shadows I write about words, I find treasure or worse I watch the end of man and, and I dream like a bird I try not to

Over there in the shadows, hangin' out in the corner of my mind Stringing up the gallows, waiting for me to cross that line That man's dangerous as hell, a threat to himself, If he got out there'd be hell to pay. And that's why, my dark side, don't ever

I cannot get up by the howling cry Just justify my longing to die, Bury me down at last, I think about it in the shadows and cry! Can scissors heal a man torn of tears, A fading I fear inside. The reaper in sheet will stand by me I'm dreaming, I'm

And the dreams grow teeth and the beasts come out and cast their long shadows I'm not afraid of the dark; we've been here before, Fallen on hard times, Honey, we've fallen on swords So if a long shadow falls across your heart, I'll be right here with

Sleep my child Out on the road there are fireflies circling Deep in the woods, where the lost souls hide Over the hill there are men returning Trying to find some peace of mind Under the fog there are shadows moving Don't be afraid, hold my hand Into the

Whispering your name Yesterday I saw a city Full of shadows without pity And I heard the steady rain Yesterday I heard the rain whispering your name Asking where you'd gone It fell softly from the clouds on the silent crowds As I wandered on Out of