The Nightmare

Lyrics

[Verse 1] At the edge of the flame Where the heat is so clear Where there is nowhere left to hide The smoke curls inside The blue cellophane In the neon shattered night And all her days she spent in despair Small cafés with her coat on the chair The horse's head from the dustcover stared How it stared How it starеd [Verse 2] Patterns of rain Pearls of sweat Thе stalls of the stable were clean The locks of the mane The veins of the neck Were taut and the nostrils were lean And all her days she'd been waiting for this ride The thundering hooves and the moment to decide The thrust of thighs and the scream from deep inside Deep inside Deep inside [Verse 3] At the edge of the flame Where it always has been As long as you don't reach inside She swallowed the wine She shattered the glass She somehow felt denied And all the night the waiter paced the room Wondering how and where and when to make his move He stooped to sweep the glass, returned the stiffened broom And she was gone She was gone