I have seen love escape out of my hands, before
Like a captive bird, long awaiting the tilt of the door
And it seems that its all I withhold keeps you coming for more
That it’s all I don't tell
keeps you under the spell

Will you stay a while and comfort me (how come, how long)
relieve me of my sanity
make me part of a greater totality
I'll surrender it all for a fantasy

Darling kiss me again I will try to pretend that I'm with you
but my heart is on hold, resisting its ache to sink with you
If you master the word then you know of its longing to trick you
and then it’s all I don't tell
that keeps you under the spell

I was warned of the search of sagacity (how come, how long)
of desolating my destiny
of becoming a victim of vanity
but I'm still in love with the rhapsody

I tried valium and ecstasy (how come, how long)
none of which have set me free
I tried Sigmund Freudian therapy
and it seemed to get the best of me
I tried the arms of strong men you see
none of whom have rescued me
and I tried and tried just to let it be
but I do not have the capacity

Cause I have seen love escape out of my hands before