Angel In My Retrospect

Angel In My Retrospect

Angel - when I saw you dancing

At that party you two gave

It was like you danced

On my self-deception's grave

And I knew your love for me was something

I could never resurrect

And was still alive

Only in my retrospect

Angel in my retrospect

There's a moon rising up out of the river

Wringing wet, wringing wet and dripping silver on my skin

I will let it wash away what might have been

Wash away what might have been

Angel - love was never a word

That came easy to my lips

Even in your arms

I lay beyond your fingertips

And tonight I come to reap the harvest

All the bitter fruits of my neglect

And you say my name

And you take my hand

Only in my retrospect

There's a star shooting over the horizon

Just a flash - just a brilliant flash baptized in simple truth

And the simple truth is you and I burned out

Angel you and I are through

Angel - everything that's perfect

Diamond studded, golden flecked

I still touch

I still taste

Angel I still have it all

In my retrospect