When the Sun Goes Down

The sun is getting low now

And the violet lamps are turning red

In the clubs beneath the city

Where the vulnerable and voiceless ones are lead

The sun is getting low now

I'm forgetting all the things that you said

Your eyes are crystals in the ground

but you get lonesome when the sun goes down

The sun is in the sea now

And you're putting on your cheap perfume

The rain is washing cars away

But you'll be dry inside his room

The sun is in the sea now

And his whispers dug a hole in your head

He said you might look pretty in this gown

But you look empty when the sun goes down

You put your jewelry in your pocket

As you're running through the rain

Your steady hands perform a miracle

As they unhook the chain

Your silver shines a shade of blue

beneath the lightning sky

The nightingale he gave you

Is much too beautiful to die

So you hold her in your palm

You speak a sonnet to the storm

You say it seems the suns been absent

Since the day that I was born

Then you realize you're still sleeping

On the mortuary floor

You can try and leave this town

You'll still be empty when the sun goes down

Yes you can try and leave this town

But you'll be empty when the sun goes down