Lyrics

Have you ever tried to catch a glowing moonbeam?
Just to find that it will slip right through your palms?
If so, then you can understand my sad dream:
Like moonlit air
She’s always there,
But I have never held her in my arms.

Have you ever felt the heartache of a breakup
Even though a love affair had not begun?
If so, you’ll understand my mental makeup
As I pursue
A love that’s true,
But one in which her heart is never won.

Like a statue in a garden underneath an autumn tree,
Like a figure in a portrait hanging in a gallery,
Like a model in a photo in some fashion magazine,
She haunts me
But doesn’t want me.

Like a shadow that I can’t escape which always follows me
I can gaze at her but recognize that she will never see
The fact that our two worlds will join with utter certainty:
My love grows
Wherever she goes.

So I wander through the city like a lost soul,
Hoping that someone will stop and shake me up
So I can wake and once again become whole
Without this dart
In my heart,
A torn, discarded, half-filled paper cup.

Like a statue in a garden underneath an autumn tree,
Like a figure in a portrait hanging in a gallery,
Like a model in a photo in some fashion magazine,
She haunts me
But soon she’ll want me.

Like a shadow that I can’t escape which always follows me
I will gaze at her and recognize that soon she’ll come to see
The fact that our two worlds will join with utter certainty:
My love grows
Wherever she goes.

Lest you think this verse is just some sad reflection
Let me tell you what has happened recently:
I gestured and she looked in my direction
Now I can cope
‘Cause I have hope
That soon she’ll understand my love and want me
As I want her
Forever in this dream,
A dream of love that never has to end.