Lilac Blooms (Under the Rising Moon)

Long is the river, flowing to the sea
 And in my blood a shiver, rising in me
 Across the horizon, far beyond the sky
 Is a land that I dream of
 Where a sparrow takes flight
 And you come to me like a flame
 I warm my hands on the breath of life
 Still haunted by the coldness that came
 Torn between the love and sorrow inside
 And you come to me like a thorn
 A garland of roses around my head
 Sweet and sacred as the sun
 Beautiful 'til my fingers bled
 Under the black, under the night
 Under the darkest thing you know
 There is a light, there is a fire
 There is an everlasting glow
 And I'll meet you there, in the lilac blooms
 And well dance and sing under the rising moon
 And there is a place I know
 Where a songbird sings high upon a hill
 I can hear her from the knoll
 When my breath is quiet ad the air is still
 Under the black under the night
 Under the darkest thing you know
 There is alight, there is a fire
 There is an everlasting glow
 And Ill meet you there, in the lilac blooms
 And we'll dance and sing under the rising moon
 And you leave me now for a while
 Long is the journey to the other side
 But I am comforted still
 When I think of you smiling like a child