Alphaville
"She Fades Away"

She's like a frostfern in my headThe lamplight burns my eyes and then she fades awayMy pencil's frozen in my handAnd the letter I can't write, it seems to be a desert without endI woke up late at nightShe called me up, then disappearedAnd the echo of her voiceFilled the empty places in my dreamsWith the silent tide
CHORUSShe fades awayAgainOo, she fades awayShe fades away againDon't go nowPlease stay
My senses cruising through a voidAs pale reflections play on the deserted roadI hear the humming of machinesA distant sound like thunderCrawling through the coldThere's no escape, I knowI run around in circles without endAnd the more the memory growsDissolving from realityWith the silent tide
CHORUS
Don't make me cry
This timeI've got to learnI knowShe won't returnThis timeI've got to learnI knowShe won't returnThis time I've got to learnI know she won't returnThis time I've got to learnI know she won't returnThis time I've got to learnI know she won't returnThis time I've got to learnI know she won't returnDon't make me cryDon't make me cryDon't make me cryDon't make me cryThis time I've got to learnI know she won't returnThis time I've got to learnI know she won't returnDon't make me, don't make me cry

gold/1985