The singer steps forward

He's not a torch song hero

He's not the embodiment of a soul brother

This unassuming troubadour sings to himself, softly

But not a word escapes his lips, and they don't even try

Because his words would rather stay with him as long as possible

But his melody is for me, and for you

You've heard me alone when I'm not around

Sometimes when I speak I can't stand the sound of my voice

This great big destructive machine

That takes too much time to say what it means

They tell me that my father is sick once again

With a plague that has decimated many old men

And I settle once more into the long sad dread

That reminds me that all loved ones soon will be dead

And this is why I spend so much time making love to you

In your arms, I was searching for things that were true

This is why I spend so much time making love to you

In your arms, I was searching for things that were true

There's a memory of mine that I'm watching for a moment

Distracted just a bit by something less important

I'm here for the part of the day that I crave

I have caffeine in my system that makes me feel brave

The chill in the air is exactly what I want

The sun on my face, and my eyes tightly shut

It's important for me to remember these things

Important for me to remember these things

Pretend that we're in Prague, sipping sodas by the square

Where the clock brought the masses to the ceremony there

Every hour little puppets spun around the clock-face

Each figure represents one of the human race

And somehow we were always on time for the show

We'd arrive to the chaos of the people

Right below those large chiming bells that had a song to sing

It's important for me to remember these things

Absinthe and sex, black garters, cheap wine

A hotel in Prague, a moment in time

We were hungry and scary and so much in love

We'd laugh with each other as we'd push and we'd shove

Absinthe and sex, black garters, cheap wine

A hotel in Prague, a moment in time

We were hungry and scary and so much in love

We'd laugh with each other as we'd push and we'd shove

La la la la, the singer keeps singing

La la la la, and the singer keeps singing

La la la la, and the singer keeps singing

La la la, keep singing, keep singing, singing

That was the first time I really caught your eye

In the small Italian shop with the coffee that you liked

And when our eyes met I couldn't look away

My mouth opened to speak, but there wasn't much to say

I was frozen, transfixed, by the way that you looked

You grabbed me and pulled me into a small nook

Where we kissed like we had never tasted lips before

And I still wanted more, I still want more

But I'm frightened of what these words might bring

It's important for me to remember these things

I'm frightened of what these words might bring

It's important for me to remember these things

You're too far away for this to make sense

In my heart I can feel every mile of distance

I don't want it to stop because I know what that means

The song will be over and so will you and me

The song will be over and so will you and me

The song