I Surrender by David Sylvian

I opened up the pathway of the heart
The flowers died embittered from the start

That night I crossed the bridge of sighs and I surrendered

I looked back and glimpsed the outline of a boy
His life of sorrows now collapsing into joy

And tonight the stars are all aligned and I surrender
My mother cries beneath a southern sky and I surrender

Recording angels and the poets of the night
Bring back the trophies of the (1)______________ that we fight

Searchlights fill the open skies and I surrender

Outrageous cries of love have called you back
Derailed the (2)____________ of thought, demolished (3)______________ tracks

You tell me I've no need to wonder why I just surrender

I stand too close to see the sleight of hand
How she found this (4)__________ inside the frightened man

Tonight I'm learning how to fly and I surrender

I've travelled all (5)________ way for your embrace
Enraptured by the recognition on your face

Hold me now while my old life dies tonight and I surrender
My mother (6)__________ beneath the open skies and I surrender

An ancient evening just (7)____________ the fall
The light in your eyes, the meaning of it all

Birds fly and fill the summer (8)__________ and I surrender

She throws the burning books into the sea
"Come find the meaning of the word inside of me"

It's alright the stars are all aligned and I surrender
My mother cries beneath the moonlit skies and I surrender

My body turns to ashes in her hands
The disappearing world of (9)____________________ in the sand

Tell me now that this love will (10)__________ die and I'll surrender
My mother cries beneath the open skies and I surrender

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