David Sylvian - I Surrender lyrics

I opened up the pathway of the heart
The flowers died embittered from the start
That night I crossed the bridge
Of sighs and I surrendered

I looked back and glimpsed the
Outline of a boy
His life of sorrows now collapsing into joy
And tonight the stars are all
Aligned and I surrender

My mother cries beneath a southern
Sky and I surrender

Recording angels and the poets of the night
Bring back the trophies of the
Battles that we fight
Searchlights fill the open skies
And I surrender

Outrageous cries of love have called you back
Derailed the trains of thought
Demolished wayward tracks
You tell me I've no need to wonder why
I just surrender

I stand too close to see the sleight of hand
How she found this child
Inside the frightened man
Tonight I'm learning how to
Fly and I surrender

I've travelled all this way for your embrace
Enraptured by the recognition on your face
Hold me now while my old life
Dies tonight and I surrender

My mother cries beneath the open
Skies and I surrender

An ancient evening just before the fall
The light in your eyes, the meaning of it all
Birds fly and fill the summer
Skies and I surrender

She throws the burning books into the sea
"Come find the meaning of the
Word inside of me"
It's alright the stars are all
Aligned and I surrender

My mother cries beneath the moonlit
Skies and I surrender

My body turns to ashes in her hands
The disappearing world of footprints
In the sand tell me now that this love will
Never die and I'll surrender

My mother cries beneath the open
Skies and I surrender