Darkness falls and she will take me by the hand
Take me to some twilight land
Where all but love is gray
Where I can find my way without her as my guide

Night falls, I'm cast beneath her spell
Daylight falls, our heaven turns to hell
Am I left to burn and burn eternally
She's a mystery to me

She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl

In the night of love, words tangled in her hair
Words soon to disappear
A love so sharp it cut, like a switchblade to my heart
Words tearing me apart

She tears again my bleeding heart
I want to run, she's pulling me apart
Fallen angel cries
Then I just melt away

She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl

Haunted by her side
It's a darkness in her eyes that so enslaves me
And if my love is blind, then I don't want to see
She's a mystery to me

Night falls, I'm cast beneath her spell
Daylight comes, our heaven turns to hell
Am I left to burn and burn eternally
She's a mystery to me

She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl, mystery girl

She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl
She's a mystery girl


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    I read somewhere that this song was written around the time of the Joshua Tree, and appeared on the Roy Orbison album, "Mystery Girl." It's a simple song which was performed live a few times with the BB King band on the Lovetown tour. Of particular interest are the lines: "And if my love is blind/Then I don't want to see," which should sound familiar to most U2 fans, from the song "Love is Blindness." It's interesting to see how long the seeds of an idea can dwell in an artists head before sprouting into a full-blown work of art.

    emann333on June 12, 2002   Link

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