I Am the Past Songtext
von Gary Kemp

I am the past
Trying to be here
It isn′t what lasts
It's just what I fear
You′re the gold in the hills
I'm the man in the moon
I'm a desperate chance
You′ve taken too soon

But I can′t tell you that
I only whisper to the night
I'm nearly the truth
But I′m almost a lie
I'm sick to the heart
With the weight of my time
While the clock beats a drum
In my body and mind


I am the past
Trying to be here
It isn′t what lasts
It's just what I fear
You′re the sun on my back
I'm a man on a rope
It's the balance of things
That gives us all hope

But I′m a long way down
And you′re a rising star
I can see form the kerb
Everything that you are
I'm a guttering light
At the far end of town
I′m a crisis of man
Preparing to drown

I am the past
Trying to be here
It isn't what lasts
It′s just what I fear
You're the gold in the hills
I′m the man in the moon
I'm a desperate chance
You've taken too soon


But you can′t hear the noise
That pours in my ears
You can′t feel the waves
That crash on my fears
I'm a thin veneer
That′s ready to crack
Let me hide in your arms
And never look back

I am the past
Trying to be here
It isn't what lasts
It′s just what I fear
You're the sun on my back
I′m a man on a rope
It's the balance of things
That gives us all hope

I am the past
Trying to be here
It isn't what lasts
It′s just what I fear
You′re the gold in the hills
I'm the man in the moon
I′m a desperate chance
You've taken too soon