There's a curve in every road Don't swerve or you might miss it Your head's drooping like a rose When the sun forgot to kiss it The desert called you there To play songs for desert flowers So don't you, don't you Don't you count the hours Caught between the leaves Of a book you cannot read Now the words have blurred Your mind's disturbed The ghouls have come to feed I shouldn't try to dream Of a world that can't be seen For if you're not there I cannot bear the stars without their sheen Only dark can feed the soul If you don't manipulate it When a silent earth has spoken Planets swoop intoxicated So laugh with me dear friend We'll tap dance to their punches I need you, need you Beside me in the trenches Caught between the leaves Of a book you cannot read Now the words have blurred Your mind's disturbed The ghouls have come to feed I shouldn't try to dream Of a world that can't be seen For if you're not there I cannot bear the stars without their sheen If you're not there I cannot bear The glare of senseless gleam If you're not there I cannot bear The dream within this dream