This is for my beautiful wife, Trina. It was recorded by the wonderful Jamie McDell and can be viewed here
Below is the Florian Hoffman version. He has added background music and vocals which gives Jamie’s song a much fuller sound. What do you think?
Is the world still slowly turning?
Is the tide still going out?
Am I tired of always waiting?
Am I wrong to doubt?
Could have been a nightmare
Could have been a song
Was I really dreaming?
Was I always wrong?
But I never left you once
And I never will.
Cos when you say you want me
I see a carnival
Bridge
Like a siren of a bygone age
A silhouette on the sun
You had a perfect dancer’s stance
I was the clumsy one
I thought you were a runner
Whom I never could outrun
But when you took my hand in yours My whole world was undone
Chorus-
You are like a streak of lightning
A supersonic flame
My rapid ray of sunshine
Bright hailstone in the rain
You know just when to make it
A moment of pure bliss
You wrap me in a whirlwind
And touch me with a kiss
Is it the time for finally leaving?
Is the summer through?
Am I gonna wait and stay here?
Am I just a rendezvous?
Could have been a steal-away
Could have been long gone
Was I really tied up?
Was I leaving all along?
But I never left you
Escaping even for a day.
Cos when you show you want me
You know that I will stay
You are like a streak of lightning
A supersonic flame
My rapid ray of sunshine
Bright hailstone in the rain
You know just when to make it
A moment of pure bliss
You wrap me in a whirlwind
And touch me with a kiss
I feel lightness all round me
As I shake off all the pain
You only have to hold me
And you know I’m yours again
You know just when to nab me
It’s a moment just like this
You wrap me in a whirlwind
And touch me with a kiss
You are like a streak of lightning
A supersonic flame
My rapid ray of sunshine
Bright hailstone in the rain
You know just when to make it
A moment of pure bliss
You wrap me in a whirlwind
And touch me with a kiss
You wrap me in a whirlwind
And touch me with a kiss
You wrap me in a whirlwind
And touch me with a kiss
You know just when to love me
And touch me with a kiss.
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Copyright: Rod de Lisle
fifty thousand words 