(Verlaine)

I've been given a fortune

a fortune in lies

so spoke Laura

as she closed her eyes

One by one

the lights are going out

Names are forgotten

There's darkness in the house



So Laura came to the water

without a word on her breath

so Laura came to the water...



where is the fellow who knows her by heart

who cares not a thing for those dealing in part

There comes coolness

to the palm of her hand

as she watches the lilies

blooming in the sand



So Laura came to the water

without a word on her breath

so Laura came to the water...