[Verse 1] Every evening, when the daylight fades, I watch the sun embrace the earth, As if it fears to say goodbye To everything that gave it birth. It holds the world with golden hands, Then slowly slips beyond the blue, And every sunset asks my heart Why I can't hold on to you. [Verse 2] I've spent my life in search of truth, With books and stars to light my way, I learned to question ancient words, And doubt what others dared not say. But then you came with different prayers, A different heaven in your eyes, And all the laws I thought I knew Were trembling underneath your smile. [Pre-Chorus] And now there's a courtroom in my mind, Where every thought condemns my heart, One voice says love, another says no, And both are tearing me apart. [Chorus] Oh, love is not an equation, Not a problem to be solved, You don't have to share my heaven For our hearts to be involved. Let the stars believe in silence, Let the oceans disagree, You can keep the faith you carry, And still give your love to me. Oh, darling, let the world keep turning, Let the old convictions fall, If the universe can hold us, Why can't love embrace us all? [Verse 3] I tried to turn our love to science, To find a formula for two, Where all my doubts and all your prayers Could share a world both fair and true. I drew the borders of our hearts, Then watched them vanish in the rain, For every line that kept us safe Was just another kind of chain. [Verse 4] My father's voice, my mother's dreams, The generations in my blood, They built a thousand sacred walls Against the rising of this flood. But I have never asked you, love, To leave your sacred world behind, I only ask for one small place Where your heart can rest in mine. [Chorus] Oh, love is not an equation, Not a problem to be solved, You don't have to share my heaven For our hearts to be involved. Let the stars believe in silence, Let the oceans disagree, You can keep the faith you carry, And still give your love to me. [Bridge — Soft, intimate] If I could prove that love is real, Would you believe the proof I found? Or would you simply take my hand And let our feet remain on ground? I don't need to change your stars, You don't need to change my sky, We can stand beneath the same moon Without asking either why. And if the world should call us wrong, I'll hold you close and softly say: The sun and earth have never touched, Yet love brings daylight every day. [Final Chorus — Emotional crescendo] Oh, love is more than an equation, More than reason can explain, Two different roads can meet together Without losing where they came. Let the churches ring their bells, Let the minarets sing too, There is room beneath one heaven For the world, for me, for you. Oh, darling, when the sun is setting, And the evening paints the blue, I won't ask the world for permission To be standing here with you. [Outro — Whispered] The sun goes down... The stars come through... I still believe in truth, my love... And I believe in you.
