Emblem

It was the day the clocks went back

And I was thinking of the past

About divine coincidence

And how good fortune never lasts

I waited till you hadn't shown

And turned and braced my soul

And wondered on the story's end

I knew I'd never know

I'm living off a dream of you

And wishing it was real

But I can't change the way you are

I can't change the way I feel

Emblem of salvation, emblem of desire

I'm turning in the heat of memory

And my hearts on fire with a shadow of truth

Emblem of desire

I'm burning in a dream of you

And the flames are growing higher

I saw the mist upon the lake

And felt the breath of winter

Cut down my emotions

And turned pain into anger

You meant more to me

Than I ever dared to tell

You were like a speeding train

Going straight to heaven or hell