We met beneath the painted sign
Where laughter left its crooked line
You held a ribbon in your hand
I never asked to understand
The world turned slow beside your smile
I stayed and
watched for just a while
You said the sky would hold us tight
We didn't have to get it right The way you spoke,
the way you stayed
It made the noise all slip away
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh You lit the flame,
then walked ahead
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh We crossed the stream of tilted
glass
Where every echo came to pass
And though I tried to speak aloud I only whispered to the clouds
The world turned slow beside your smile
I stayed and watched for just a while
You said the sky would hold us tight We didn't have to get it right
The way you spoke,
the way you stayed It made the noise all slip away
I left the light where we had stood Still burning in the broken wood
And if you ever pass that way I hope you find the flame I made