Empire of Delight

Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Memory extends its empire Holds the frame but blurs the line Some other time invades the sense A moment caught and lost, second sight [Verse 2] Suddenly I feel you near me Worlds away and close as this One stolen kiss upon my lips And the moment slips away in mid-flight [Verse 3] So many years ago, and now it's hard To recall just what you meant to me So I wait, I'm patient For the memory comes to me eventually Here you are, and though you may soon be gone Somehow the song still burns as bright [Refrain] I felt it happen here tonight – Here, in the Empire of Delight [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Dream and ghost the world around me You seem as real as ever you were... But in a blur your breath on my cheek Has gone and the evening come into night [Verse 5] So many years ago, and now it's hard To recall quite what you meant to me Still I wait, impatient Though the memory comes to me eventually Here I am, forever caught up in this mystery And then That moment when the fire ignites – [Refrain] I felt it happen here tonight Here, in the Empire of Delight [Instrumental] [Outro] Here, in the Empire of Delight