it must be written that the
moon elbowed the stars and
said, let's do our best to
make it hard for them
your house turned into paper
cranes, we watched the wind
blow them away
some sorry comfort I was then

the weight of a mountain
the skin off your knees
from climbing back to me

we can work this out
I believe, although it seems impossible

they turned our skeletons to wood,
and scattered matches underfoot
we must walk carefully in place

the circles darken 'round our eyes
and yet our bodies, when combined
they gleam like diamonds in a cave

the weight of a mountain
the skin off your knees
from climbing back to me

we can work this out
I believe, although it seems impossible now
keep the world without
only the two of us count
two voices loud
it is possible now
though they wore us down
we'll find our way again

heloise gave her whole heart to pete
now eternally sleeps by his side
oh, go ahead, fate, oh, give us your best
what is worth living for is worth a fight
into the night

we can work this out
I believe, although it seems impossible now
oh, without a doubt
we'll work this out
yeah, they'll hurt us now
on my knees, it makes me want
to scream and shout
yeah, we'll work this out
just the two of us now
keep the world without


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    General Comment

    "And Heloise gave her whole heart to Pete Now eternally sleeps by his side"

    Referring to the story of Peter Abelard and Heloise, who had an illicit love affair in the twelfth century. They had a son and secretly married, but were seperated and Abelard was castrated by Heloise's angry uncle. Abelard became a monk, and Heloise became a nun. After Abelard died his remains were given to Heloise and the two are buried side by side in the same crypt in Paris.

    chellerrificon July 03, 2010   Link

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