A Handful of Yellow Lights
Thrown into night by someone unseen
I’m your guest tonight
An uninvited being
Why does your gaze look so sad?
Your voice has a crack in its seam
They whisper about you—
A woman of mystery
Strange woman, so strange
Like a bird with a wounded wing
Sorrowful, wings folded tight
Forgotten the joy of flight
Who will I be in your life, tell me—
Who will I be in your life, tell me?
Strange woman, so strange...
I don’t ask forgiveness
You’ll answer with silence
I don’t want to linger
Then vanish with sunrise
In your sad eyes I catch
Fleeting sparks of delight
I’ve long been in love
With all your odd sides
Strange woman, so strange
Like a bird with a wounded wing
Sorrowful, wings folded tight
Forgotten the joy of flight
Who will I be in your life, tell me—
Who will I be in your life, tell me?
Strange woman, so strange...