Only lovers will wait for better days
In silent vigil they wait for better days
And know the difference between forever and the heady scent of youth
Only lovers, only lovers can tell the truth
So stop your railing, you give yourself away
Solemn statements of constancy and faith
All these bullet holes and bandages you offer up as proof
Only lovers, only lovers can tell the truth
Half a life away, the light grows dim
The coals are soft and warm and welcome as your skin
So hear my witness and know what you have done
Velvet whispers drip like honey from your tongue
You can tell it on the mountaintop or shout it from the roof
Only lovers, only lovers can tell the truth
In silent vigil they wait for better days
And know the difference between forever and the heady scent of youth
Only lovers, only lovers can tell the truth
So stop your railing, you give yourself away
Solemn statements of constancy and faith
All these bullet holes and bandages you offer up as proof
Only lovers, only lovers can tell the truth
Half a life away, the light grows dim
The coals are soft and warm and welcome as your skin
So hear my witness and know what you have done
Velvet whispers drip like honey from your tongue
You can tell it on the mountaintop or shout it from the roof
Only lovers, only lovers can tell the truth