Sunday 9 June 2013

Lost Valentine

Edward Robert Hughes: Bertuccio's Bride for the Nights of Straparola


I'll let the music play while love lies softly bleeding 
In heavy hands on shadowlands 
As thunder clouds roll in, sunset is receding 
No summer wine, no Valentine 

A tiger trapped inside a cage 
An actor on an empty stage 
Come see the show 
Rock ‘n' roll can heal your soul 
When broken hearts lose all control 

Some rivers still run dry and jungles burn to embers 
Gold autumn days must fade to grey 
There is a reason why a haunted man remembers 
One frozen night, his darkest day 

A tiger trapped inside a cage 
An actor on an empty stage 
Come see the show 
Rock ‘n' roll will heal your soul 
When broken hearts lose all control 

Passion killed by acid rain 
A rollercoaster in my brain 
But, how would you know 
In your satin, silk and lace 
Another time, another place 

A tiger trapped inside a cage 
An actor on an empty stage 
Come see the show 
Rock ‘n' roll will heal your soul 
When broken hearts lose all control 

A love let loose and painted black 
A train stuck on a broken track 
I'll let it go 
Rock ‘n' roll has healed my soul 
The stage is set, on with the show