Oh my dear

I've swallowed the moon

And left it dark like a ring burned on a spoon

But now all the stars

They fall around you

And land at your feet

To light up the room

They land at your feet

To light up the room

The sign of the times

The rules of the road

And our coat of arms

All scream that mercy gets old

But your secret heart

As still as a broom

Waits at the door

To light up the room

It waits at the door

To light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

Your bed is adrift

It's come loose from the floor

The dead float up like dreams

I push them back with my arm like an oar

But your face is alive

Like a nickel cartoon

Shown on a wall

To light up the room

Shown on a wall

To light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

The siren on top

Of the library wall

The stairs that give way

At the end of the hall

The pawnshop pavilion

The newspaper saloon

All burn in your wake

And light up the room

They burn in your wake

And light up the room

They burn in your wake

And light up the room

All burn in your wake

And light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room

Light up the room