(sighs) this is idiotic....

(staring in no particular direction, my white eyes glowing in the shade of the tree).......

(lovely outro)hmm....feeling rather dark today...(slowely turning into a man with a light complextion, short dark hair, flowwing black robes, similar to a shihakusho, and bright white eyes. a scythe lies blade first in the ground below the tree i sit in, just within reach).....

The moon's a fingernail and slowly sinking Another day begins and now I'm thinking That this indifference was my invention When everything I did sought your attention You were my compass star You were my measure You were a pirate's map A buried treasure If this was all correct The last thing I'd expect The prosecution rests It's time that I confess: I must have loved you

What is the force that binds the stars I wore this mask to hide my scars What is the power that pulls the tide I never could find a place to hide What moves the Earth around the sun What could I do but run and run and run Afraid to love, afraid to fail A mast without a sail

Another winter comes His icy fingers creep Into these bones of mine These memories never sleep And all these differences A cloak I borrow We kept our distances Why should it follow I must have loved you

Another night in court The same old trial The same old questions asked The same denial The shadows closely run Like jury members I look for answers in The fire's embers Why was I missing then That whole December I give my usual line: I don't remember

I watch the Western sky The sun is sinking The geese are flying South It sets me thinking I did not miss you much I did not suffer What did not kill me Just made me tougher I feel the winter come His icy sinews Now in the fire light The case continues

(sweet intro on lute)