Keren Ann - The Separated Twin lyrics

You came by lighting a seasoned road Somewhere between a lie and a story untold With the wisdom of a father The hunger of a son The beauty of of a young boy And the words of a grown man And I had nothing there to give you I was drowning deep My wish was long gone And my heart was asleep And while you turned I've had too many nights to dream Too many flames to dim and I saw you in him With the march of a warrior The blue blood of a king The short breath of a sailor And like a separated twin You were standing there before me With your effortless speech Pretending to be harmless Yet impossible to reach But this time you knew That the minute I'd walk away from you I'd take it all, I'd take it all I'd take it all So here we are unruffled and polite As I carry you on, into the night With the affection of a mother The hollow of a child The memories of a young girl Whose innocence has gone wild And I have everything to give you A lifetime to forsake But your heart is asleep And it's not mine to take