He's learning the lesson
Of a love without possession
From the angels and the prostitutes
And the woman of his dreams
They're giving him methods
To cope with his obsessions
Maybe next time he'll know
That it's not what it seems
Now autumn is falling
And winter is calling
You're coming and you're going
Like a rat in my wall
Haunting my sleep
And earning your keep
With the footfalls of fantasy
That you weave through my dreams
But who will hold you
The curtain is falling
And you find yourself alone
Who will know you
Stranger to yourself
Than the lines that you once wrote
If i could paint you
In the colors of your night
In the yellow of your longing
And your crimson desire
I'd fix you in my mirror
To let you see clear
What we won for the love
That we fed to your fire
Freedom for my queen
Is doors to infinity
A september breeze
And a dizzy weather vane
While freedom for her slave
It's a new silver chain
With a blue diamond collar
Engraved with her name
But who will hold you
The door won't close
And the breeze turns cold
Who will know you
When a stranger in the mirror
Lays claim to your name
Who will hold you
The curtain is falling
And you find yourself alone
Who will know you
Stranger to yourself
Than the lines that you once wrote