In The Forest

The Coral

I just stepped outside of a dream
Nothing ever is as it seems
The wind keeps whistling the same old tune
You lay asleep in the light of the moon

So silently I peered through the trees
My misery was in her beauty
Her hair hung long and her eyes were closed
Every moment she stole my soul

I'm in the forest so rare and devine
This is the place where you lose your mind
From all of the feelings that are making you blue
You'll never know how much I... You

And she awoke and walked downstream
Stuck outside of that same old dream
I need to leave but my minds intrigued
Follow close as she does to me

Out of the forest to the church's gate
By her grave she awaits her fate
My only crime was to want too much
I could look but I could not touch

I'm in the forest so rare and devine
This is the place where you lose your mind
From all of the feelings that are making you blue
You'll never know how much I... You


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In the Forest Lyrics as written by James Skelly Nicholas Power

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    I love the "You'll never know how much I...you" because we'll never know either, since he hasn't filled in the blank with 'love' or 'hate' or whatever else. Genius.

    AllyS2on July 26, 2008   Link

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