ravens land upon her hair
clouds adrift on her skin
a smile that tugs upon my soul
and whispers gently in my ear

eyes of honey held me down
lips like roses line her mouth
steely arrows in the air
wilted flowers at her toes

and if you ask me how i know what she looks like
i will tell you she left yesterday

eyes are east and lips are west
pulls my head against her breast
logic north and lust is south
pulls my fingers to her mouth

legs as firm as canyon walls
she's leaping high above the moon
when she drifts down on the air
the ground can't wait to kiss her toes

and if you ask me how i know what she looks like
i will tell you she left yesterday

ravens land upon her hair
clouds adrift on her skin
a smile that tugs upon my soul
and whispers gently in my ear

and if you ask me how i know what she looks like
i will tell you she left yesterday
she left yesterday
she left yesterday
she left yesterday


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    I always took the "she left yesterday" line to mean that this girl left him, or dumped him, and the song is a sad reminiscence of this Gothic beauty...

    freakishfaeon June 16, 2004   Link

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