[Instrumental/vocalise intro] [Verse 1] Just like some of the starlight we see Came from long-ago burned-out stars, All your words in my memory Still shine like the headlights of cars Approaching through fog in the night, Even though you turned around on the road, With no trace — but ruby red tail lights. [Chorus] Your rubies, like embers, Grew small in the dark, Until they were gone — Leaving no mark But a ruby red scar On my heart and my soul, And the bittersweet taste Of old wine in a bowl. [Instrumental interlude] [Verse 2] I followed the road as far as I could; Every intersection a question: “Turn left? Turn right? Go straight ahead?” I searched for a suggestion From what I knew of what you loved — What made you stop and stare... A horse...a cloud...a flowery vine — But nowhere were you there. [Pre-chorus] Neither did any ruby red slippers Appear on any dead witch. No way to click my heels back home to you; No way to avoid the ditch At the side of the road, Or the spilling of what I carried — My heart’s heavy load. [Instrumental interlude] [Chorus 2] Your tail lights, burned on my retinas, Like blood spots on white cotton, Have blinded me to everything But what cannot be forgotten: The love you gave, the light you shone, The pain you bore so hiddenly, The gentleness your touch revealed, The gaping wound you’ve left in me... [Instrumental outro] * * * * * * * All lyrics by Poetry Miner, with thanks to Suno creator rjh for inspiration...
