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Pictures in the Dark Lyrics by Mike Oldfield

The Platinum Collection

1985

[Verse 1]
Follow the light that glows
Through your bedroom window
Tonight, tonight, the fading twilight
There's a hollow deep in the woods
Where you know you're crazy
To go, to go, not even meant to know
There are...
[Pre-Chorus]
Pictures in the dark, I see all around
Voices calling underground
And I'm watching the stars since the
World was found
One, two, three
[Chorus]
Pictures in the dark, I see
Morpheus comes to me
Pictures in the dark, I see
Aurora sets you free
[Verse 2]
And in the deepest dark
You come to a maze in
The night, the night, the fading twilight
And you shiver the glistening path
Where you know you're crazy
To go, to go, not even meant to know
There are...
[Pre-Chorus]
Pictures in the dark, I see all around
Voices calling underground
And I'm watching the stars since the
World was found
One, two, three
[Chorus]
Pictures in the dark, I see
Morpheus comes to me
Pictures in the dark, I see
Aurora sets you free
[Bridge 1]
The moon shines starlight beams
And you'll be flying in your dreams
[Chorus]
Pictures in the dark I see
Aurora sets you free
[Verse 3]
Holding a fantasy that takes you a way through the door
The door (and) through the day is born
As the sunlight shines through the window
Will you remember the night
The night, that crazy starlight
There were...
[Pre-Chorus]
Pictures in the dark, I see all around
Voices calling underground
And I'm watching the stars since the
World was found
One, two, three
[Bridge 2]
Lost in my dreams...
This night will never end
You can only fly in your dreams
Midnight will be your friend
Drift away on starlight beams
Clocks are ticking the night away
You can only fly until dawn ascends
[Chorus]
Pictures in the dark, I see
Morpheus comes to me
Pictures in the dark, I see
Aurora sets you free
[Bridge]
The moon shines starlight beams
And you'll be flying in your dreams
[Chorus]
Pictures in the dark, I see
Morpheus comes to me
Pictures in the dark, I see
Aurora sets you free
Credits
Mike Oldfield

Mike Oldfield

About “Pictures in the Dark” by Mike Oldfield

Read the complete lyrics to "Pictures in the Dark" by Mike Oldfield from the album "The Platinum Collection" in 1985. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Symphonic Rock, UK, British Rock.

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"Pictures in the Dark" appears on "The Platinum Collection" in 1985.

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