I used to wake and run with the moon

I lived like a radiant young man

I covered my lovers with flowers and wounds

My laughter the devil would frighten

The sun she would come and beat me back down

But every cruel day had its nightfall

I'd welcome the stars with wine and guitars

Full of fire and forgetful

My body was sharp, the dark air clean

Outrage my joyful companion

The whispering women, how sweet did they seem

Kneeling for me to command them

Time was like water but I was the sea

I had never noticed it passing

Except for the turning of night into day

And the turning of day into cursing

Well you look at me now and don't think I don't know

What all your eyes are a-saying

Does he want us to believe these ravings and lies?

They're just tricks that his brain's been a-playing

A lover of women he can hardly stand

He trembles, he's bent and he's broken

Well I've fallen, it's true, but I say unto you

Hold your tongues until after I've spoken

I was taking my pride in the pleasures I'd known

I laughed and thought I'd been forgiven

But my laughter turned 'round, eyes blazing

And said "My friend, we're holding a wedding"

I buried my face but it spoke once again

The night to the day were a-biding

And now the dark air is like fire on my skin

And even the moonlight is blinding

And now the dark air is like fire on my skin

And even the moonlight is blinding