Emiliana Torrini - Black Water Lyrics

You live by a mantra that describes you well
Be curious not judgemental
I don't know why I suddenly remembered that
Our encounter such a pleasant memory
You're easy to talk to and hard to forget
And, no, I still haven't been to the Scottish meadows

You know that dream?
It still keeps coming back to me
I stand by a lake pitch black in the full moon
The forest mirrors perfectly on the still surface
So still is the water, you can see every detail, every texture
So undisturbed that when I enter it's as if entering into
Pitch black oil

Moonbeams strike the waves
Making white lights flow and dance
On the branches of a tree that bows above me
The quality of that moment passed me by
The perfection of it somehow uneventful
Adrenaline filled my veins, the terror
Of nowhere to hide
A blow back, I left traces
And it hurts the regret, stabbing at my chest
I lived most of my life behind the curtain
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets

I look down not expecting to see my hand in the dark water
But there it is under a perfectly clear almost hyaline surface
It seems paler then it really is
Ripples circle my body, gliding forward
Over the perfect mirror-image of the night
Obscuring the detailed textures of the forest
And disturbing the twinkling light of the stars that cover a pretend sky

Moonbeams strike the waves
Making white lights flow and dance
On the branches of a tree that bows above me
The quality of that moment passed me by
The perfection of it somehow uneventful
Adrenaline filled my veins, the terror
Of nowhere to hide
A blow back, I left traces
And it hurts, the regret stabbing at my chest
I lived most of my life behind the curtain
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets

We are only as sick as our darkest secrets

I hope you're still in London
I soon will be and want to take some more pleasant walks with you
Right after I must head to Istanbul
You must tell me how to reach that fascinating cave city you explored
Now leave your address and phone number at all of the places I wrote you
In case you don't receive this letter by Friday
Let us plan to meet at noon, Sunday in front of Westminster Abbey

Moonbeams strike the waves
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)
We are only as sick as our darkest secrets (moonbeams strike the waves)