Autumn Sun - Emiliana Torrini

My wife stood by the harbor

Her hands set in a wave

Like no more evening and day

Now I see the beauty I failed to see when she was me

Life undress me of her, step by step

Like a silk dress, she fell to my feet

She brought me flowers

Said she liked my work

I thought she couldn’t do us any harm

He never liked that kind of charm

But how could he resist

When her dress let in the autumn sun?

I used to watch the sparrows

Perched on electric wires

Like notes of a song waiting to be sung

For you, I wrote them down

He laughed at life that kept me sane

In a world of dark dark games

She brought me flowers

Said she liked my work

I thought she couldn’t do us any harm

He never liked that kind of charm

But how could he resist

When her dress let in the autumn sun?

She watered the garden and played with the kids

For her birthday, let her try on his wedding ring

She brought me flowers

Said she liked my work

I thought she couldn’t do us any harm

He never liked that kind of charm

But how could he resist

When her dress let in the autumn sun?