If I caught the world in a bottle
And everything was still beneath the moon
Without your love would it shine for me?
If I was smart as Aristotle
And understood the rings around the moon
What would it all matter if you loved me?

Here in your arms
Where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms
When everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancings´ end

If I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim, Until?

One day you'll meet a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
you'll feel that you´re close to some mystery
In the moonlight when everything shatters
You´ll feel as if you've known her all your life
The world?s oldest lesson in history

Here in your arms
Where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms
When everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing do I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancings end

Oh, if I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon and we would ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until the time that time stands still, Until?


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    This song was written by Sting for the movie Kate and Leopold, which was about time travel and falling in love. For some reason the 3/4 time signature really evokes for me the ticking of a clock, and not just because it is marked with a metronome - although that is also a great way to portray not just the concept of time travel from the movie, but the idea of fleeting moments and the transience of everything in life, which is what makes love so bittersweet.

    eskimio friendon May 11, 2006   Link

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