The Peacocks

The window looked out onto a pattern never-ending A flower and trees and little pathways far descending To the garden far below us The pavilions in the sunlight Where the peacocks proudly grace the scene The vision a timeless place another way of living You moved in so close I really thought that you were giving I allowed myself a moment to believe that you could leave me To reflect upon what might have been The summer sky I saw reflected in the color of your eyes But somehow I could never peel away the layers of disguise I'm drowning now I'm slowly sinking in a sea of blue and green Where what you are is never seen How can anybody know you? The summer sky I saw reflected in the color of your eyes But somehow I could never peel away the layers of disguise I'm drowning now I'm slowly sinking in a sea of blue and green Where what you are is never seen How can anybody know you? I still hear the ringing of the church bells in the morning The peacocks still calling out their sad and bitter warning Take a final look around you Hold the memory forever Find a quiet place inside where Where you can listen to the things your heart is saying Beauty's only an illusion Here your truth is an intrusion A mirage is all it's ever been