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Phosphorescence Lyrics by Peter Hammill

The Thin Man Sings Ballads

1997

[Verse]
Across the ocean of the night
You turn and look into my eyes
Burn into my life
Now, now the moment's magical
But we keep our silence

[Chorus]
You could tell me anything you want
You could tell me all your secret wishes;
Only in our eyes, only in our eyes
We made the soul kiss
And we will never pass this way again
We will never know each other better;
Ships pass in the night
And in their wake they leave just phosphorescence

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
You could tell me any lies you want
It wouldn't change the way I feel about this;
Only in our eyes, only in our eyes
We made the soul kiss
And we will never pass this way again
But we'll always feel each other's presence...
Ships pass in the night
And when we wake we're left with phosphorescence

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