Your footfalls are a stranger's

But the night knows where you've been

And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

There was no room to dance with her

On the head of that pin

And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

Oh, her body was like falling

In the low light, glowing blue

And her kisses, they ran through you like salvation or like sin

The answers to your questions

They were written on her skin

And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

These ashes are a city

You once rolled out to defend

And the leaves are telling secrets

The stars look all unsteady

And the moon looks like a grin

And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

Oh, you swore you would forget her

Oh, you swore by all you knew

By your secrets, by what's holy, by the shiver on your skin

You can't bar the door on your demons

They will find their own way in

And the leaves are telling secrets to the wind

All the leaves are telling secrets...