Blackguard I
Mercury flows through the night
The river the ribbon the mirror the mind
Breathes in as you breathe out a sigh
You take off the mask one last time
A blackguard hard as they come
This life in the line is alright for some
Nail-clipping moon in the green dawn sky
Calls out to loving from out to inside
He holds the earth coarse in his hands
She tries to catch as he lets fall the sand
Rise up and let yourself be
The only delusion that he couldn't see
He knows your endeavours you know his dеlight
But the scars he says won't give up thе fight
And he stands apart offers to the night

What do cowboys highwaymen
Have in common? they want to see you again

The lost days getting so hard
Losing the hard way not losing enough
Mean women in the heart of the land
Won't take a chance won't make a stand
For a blackguard hollowed out in the rough
A month of Sundays wouldn't be enough
To show you the holding in the early morn
To take you up to where the sky is torn
The breasts of illusion the shift that you seek
The bold have been ruined by one who is meek
As you watch his face light up or down
You see Saturn's rings have been circling around
The lines of your face are mine he insists
A breath of forgiveness you mock with a twist
Instead of beliefs why not leave it be?
Believing as much won't make him leave
It's true that the dawn is exploding at last
It's true when they say the future's the past
The race to an ending can never be won
Here is the earth now let fall the gun
The blackguard the prodigal one
What do cowboys highway men
Have in common? they want to see you again

Blackguard you shoot from the hip
The truth still not quite close enough to exist
Stockholm syndrome or spoil for a fight
You can't have it both ways not tonight
And every dog has his day though that day surely dies
Everybody knows there's a way to stay true to the night
The slip of the senses the trick that they play
They slip through your defences they get through to the place
The sun still burns in your eyes the kiss still burns on your cheek
You taste the sliver of redemption but there's no sleight in this release
The life you were born to the dust you become
Steel yourself for a moment I will go I'm undone
Deep promise you keep in your hand
Of real love when you know when you can

What do cowboys highwaymen
Have in common? they want to see you again