Nocturne (Album Version)

You ask me why we cannot make love
I have been ransacking you for the answer
Side by side we lay, not touching
Listening to rain falling in the darkness

Where desire writhed there stands a stone
The change was sudden and complete
A serious question we have turned out to ask
We have sought each other secretly
Strong has been the urge
To lie naked facing fear

Quietly and quickly our sentences blaze trails upon the night
We are mates on a doubtful voyage
Speaking sanely now
Allotting no lover's advantage

My room is anxious to expel him
He hurries to be free of my feelings
We wear our words until he finally dresses
Looking for his shoes
He is a shadow in my doorway