The Rise and Fall

Song The Rise and Fall
Artist The Divine Comedy
Album Fanfare for the Comic Muse

Lyrics

The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The freezing breath; the frightened eyes
The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The naked truth; the naked eye
The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The open heart; the opened eyes
The rise and fall; the fall and rise
My lady laughs; my lady cries:
"hold me in your arms
Hold me till you kill me
Hold me till you break my will
And passion fills my heart"
The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The holy ghost is exorcised,
And you and i
Shall no longer
Look at life
Through the half closed eye