I Surrender Lyrics - David Sylvian

I opened up the pathway of the heart 

The flowers died embittered from the start 

That night i crossed the bridge of sighs and i surrendered 

I looked back and glimpsed the outline of a boy 

His life of sorrows now collapsing into joy 

And tonight the stars are all aligned and i surrender 

My mother cries beneath a southern sky and i surrender 

Recording angels and the poets of the night 

Bring back the trophies of the battles that we fight 

Searchlights fill the open skies and i surrender 

Outrageous cries of love have called me back 

Derailed the trains of thought, demolished wayward tracks 

You tell me i've no need to wonder why i just surrender 

I stand too close to see the sleight of hand 

How she found this child inside the frightened man 

Tonight i'm learning how to fly and i surrender 

I've travelled all this way for your embrace 

Enraptured by the recognition on your face 

Hold me now while my old life dies tonight and i surrender 

My mother cries beneath the open skies and i surrender 

An ancient evening just before the fall 

The light in your eyes, the meaning of it all 

Birds fly and fill the summer skies and i surrender 

She throws the burning books into the sea 

"Come find the meaning of the word inside of me" 

It's alright the stars are all aligned and i surrender 

My mother cries beneath the moonlit skies and i surrender 

My body turns to ashes in her hands 

The disappearing world of footprints in the sand 

Tell me now that this love will never die and i'll surrender 

My mother cries beneath the open skies and i surrender