Over The Rhine Sharpest Blade
There was a time I could sleep anywhere My feet on a chair My heart in the woods
But love was aloof Just a beggar for tips A mime on whose lips No promises stood
But you cut me quick In the light of the shade With the edge of the green Of the yard's sharpest blade When nothing I knew Was all that it seemed
I still dreamed Of a love to outlive us I still prayed That this night would outlast us And redeem some small thing Far beyond me
Blossoms begin Like the tip of a spear Or the curve of a tear From a soldier who weeps Seducing the guard Of lost years falling by As flowers to lie On the dead feigning sleep
But you cut me quick In the light of the shade, On the edge of the green Of the yard's dark parade; When nothing we knew Was all that it seemed I still dreamed Of a love to outlive us I still prayed That this night would forgive us And redeem some small thing Far beyond me
But you cut me quick In the light of the shade, On the edge of the green Of the yard's sharpest blade; When nothing we knew Was all that it seemed I still dream Of a love to outlive us And I still pray That this night will convince us And redeem some small thing Far beyond me
