I Have Moved into the Shadow - Piano Magic

The night is closing in The clouds are frozen still

The birds are feathered down

The churches ring the hour

Where once there was a cheer now stands a sorry crowd

Across the frozen lake

Beneath the tattered flags,

a carnival of skates

The scissors scratch their names

Where once I held your hand I cannot bear to stand

This city is a cauldron of blackened snow and strangers

I moved here from the country

I didn’t know the danger

I’m haunted by the bottle

I’m haunted by the angels

In letters from my sister, she asks me how I’m feeling

I say that I am better but I lie in every letter

I have moved into the margin

I have moved into the shadow

Move closer to the fire or else you’ll meet the ghost

I loved you like a brother

I loved you more than most

But still you left me vacant

Still you left me cold