The Rake

[Verse]

Well I used to wake and run with the moon

I lived like a rake and a young man

I covered my lovers with flowers and wounds

With laughter, the Devil would frighten

The sun, she would come and beat me back down

But every cruel day had its nightfall

I'd welcome the stars with wine and guitars

Full of fire and forgetful

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My body was sharp, my dark hair clean

And outrage, my joyful companion

Whispering women, how sweet they did seem

Kneeling for me to command them

And time was like water, but I was the sea

I wouldn’t have noticеd it passing

Except for the turning of night into day

And the turning of day into cursing

[Verse]

You look at mе now, don't think I don't know

What all your eyes are saying

Does he want us to believe these ravings and lies

They’re just tricks that his brain's been playing?

A lover of women he can't hardly stand

He trembles, he's bent, and he's broken

I've fallen, it's true, but I say unto you

Hold your tongues until after I've spoken

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I was taking my pride in the pleasures I’d known

I laughed and said "I’ll be forgiven"

But my laughter turned round, eyes blazing, and said

"My friend, we're holding a wedding"

I buried my face, it spoke once again

Night to the day were a-binding

And now the dark air is like fire on my skin

And even the moonlight is blinding

And even the moonlight is blinding