After The Fire - The Stranger lyrics

rate me

Walking along in the light of the streetlamps

The rain makes the pavements and walls seem to shine

I’m aware of the fact that there’s someone behind me

Footsteps I hear that are other than mine

I try to walk faster but the stranger stays with me

Every step that I take seems to quicken his pace

He’s alongside me now but I daren’t turn to see him

Then headlamps like searchlights flash over his face

And I see the world in his eyes

I’m down at the sea and I stand among sand-dunes

The sky hangs so heavy and the sea’s thick and gray

The wind bends the reed-grass and whistles its sad tune

It bites at the water and chases the waves

There’s someone beside me — I know it’s the stranger

This time I’m not scared, this time there’s no fear

I turn and I see him standing there in the darkness

The clouds part for a second and the moon shines so clear

And I see the world in his eyes

And I see the world in his eyes