I Surrender

Song I Surrender
Artist David Sylvian
Album I Surrender

Lyrics

[00:23] I opened up the pathway of the heart
[00:29] The flowers died embittered from the start
[00:36] That night I crossed the bridge of sighs and I surrender
[00:49] I looked back and glimpsed the outline of a boy
[00:56] His life of sorrows now collapsing into joy
[01:03] And tonight the stars are all aligned and I surrender
[01:17] My mother cries beneath a southern sky and I surrender
[01:29] Recording angels and the poets of the night
[01:36] Bring back the trophies of the battles that we fight
[01:44] Searchlights fill the open skies and I surrender
[02:38] Outrageous cries of love have called you back
[02:43] Derailed the trains of thought, demolished wayward tracks
[02:51] You tell me I've no need to wonder why, I just surrender
[03:31] I stand too close to see the sleight of hand
[03:38] How she found this child inside the frightened man
[03:45] Tonight I'm learning how to fly and I surrender
[03:59] I've traveled all this way for your embrace
[04:05] Enraptured by the recognition on your face
[04:11] Hold me now while my old life dies tonight and I surrender
[04:26] My mother cries beneath the open skies and I surrender
[04:39] An ancient evening just before the fall
[04:46] The light in your eyes, the meaning of it all
[04:53] Birds fly and fill the summer skies and I surrender
[05:06] She throws the burning books into the sea
[05:12] Come find the meaning of the word inside of me
[05:20] It's alright, the stars are all aligned and I surrender
[05:34] My mother cries beneath the moonlit skies and I surrender
[06:14] My body turns to ashes in her hands
[06:20] The disappearing world of footprints in the sand
[06:27] Tell me now that this love will never die and I'll surrender
[06:41] My mother cries beneath the open skies and I surrender