Once I shone, oh so bright, that I could always see for
miles
My body bathed in satin light and strangers turned to see my smiles
Now the dark and deepened dusk has settled down beneath my eyes
My
tired resolve sinks with the night and no-one looks here for surprise
I've
lost my sheen - but I still shine for you inside.
Once I sought the whereabouts of everyone I knew
Instinct drove me, I sat tight and watched myself speed through
Now I
hover where roads meet and tread the empty air
I fall into an aimlessness
and wonder why I'm there
I've lost my way - but my heart knows the road to
your heart
Once I burned with firecrackers bursting from a flame
inside
I'd set alight the drowsy night and roar until the fire died
Now
I watch the flickers fade, the damp and dying glow
My wild and fiery
self-assurance stifling below
I've lost my spark - but fireworks blaze when
I see you
Once I stared out at the world and made the population shy
I'd stand upon a precipice, cross my fingers, dive and fly
Now I turn
my head away if the world should look at me
And hide beneath the hanging
rock that once announced me dotingly
I've lost my nerve - but I still dare
scream I love you.