Lyrics Empire of Delight - Peter Hammill
Memory
extends
its
empire,
Holds
the
frame
but
blurs
the
line.
Some
other
time
invades
the
sense,
A
moment
caught
and
lost,
second
sight.
Suddenly
I
feel
you
near
me,
Worlds
away
and
close
as
this.
One
stolen
kiss
upon
my
lips
And
the
moment
slips
away
in
mid-flight.
So
many
years
ago,
and
now
it's
hard
To
recall
just
what
you
meant
to
me.
Still
I
wait,
I'm
patient,
For
the
memory
comes
to
me
eventually.
Here
you
are,
and
though
you
may
soon
be
gone
Somehow
the
song
still
burns
as
bright.
I
felt
it
happen
here
tonight
–
Here,
in
the
empire
of
delight.
Dream
and
ghost
the
world
around
me,
You
seem
as
real
as
ever
you
were...
But
in
a
blur
your
breath
on
my
cheek
Has
gone
and
the
evening
come
into
night.
So
many
years
ago,
and
now
it's
hard
To
recall
quite
what
you
meant
to
me.
Still
I
wait,
impatient,
Though
the
memory
comes
to
me
eventually.
Here
I
am,
forever
caught
up
in
this
mystery
And
then,
That
moment
when
the
fire
ignites
–
I
felt
it
happen
here
tonight,
Here,
in
the
empire
of
delight.
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