Blue Angel
Dave Cousins Lyrics

The gypsy girl stood quite alone
The girl from a nomadic tribe was standing all by herself.

Her eyes were brightly shining
Her eyes were sparkling with happiness.

Her head was in the clouds
She had unrealistic expectations or was lost in thought.

Where she had found the silver lining
She had found a positive aspect in a negative situation.

And all the while the crippled boy
Meanwhile, the physically challenged boy

Was dancing with his lady fair
Was dancing with his beautiful partner.

While I stood on the sidelines
I was standing there not participating.

Trying to make out that I wasn't there.
I was attempting to appear as though I wasn't present.

So loud the music grew and grew
The music increasingly became louder.

With ever greater pain
It was causing more discomfort over time.

I stepped back in the shadows
I moved back into the dark, unnoticed area.

For I could not stand the strain
I couldn't handle the pressure anymore.

I tried to look, my eyes were blind
I attempted to look, but my vision was impaired.

I tried to speak but could not find
I endeavored to speak but couldn't find the words.

The words to say.
The right words to express myself.

They left me lying where I lay
They abandoned me in my position.

I could not bear the light of day.
I couldn't deal with reality.

So I lay in half world dream state
I was in a dream-like state in between worlds.

Pressed like a flower in the pages of a half book
I felt as though I was being flattened and preserved like a flower in a book.

Words in softly spoken whispers
Whispers of words that were spoken softly.

Steal through the silence of the blue veiled half light
They quietly travel through the calm blue-shadowed half-light.

The best of questions have no answers
The most excellent questions don't always have answers.

The best of answers need no questions
The finest answers don't always require questions.

Born on the quest for a wave of half peace
Spawned by the desire for some degree of peace.

Acquired in a Dresden china cuplet
Obtained in a beautiful but fragile container.

Bound in the chains of the half book binding
Restricted by the binding of the incomplete book.

Half way to my half life.
I'm halfway through an unfulfilling life.

Sleep the sleep of peace my love
Rest peacefully, my love.

And I will let you be
I'll allow you some space.

I alone can comfort
Only I can provide comfort.

I alone can set you free
I, and only I, can liberate you.

I will be your healer
I'll be the one to cure you.

And give you back your pride
Help you regain your self-respect.

In times of need remember me
Recall me when you need me the most.

At rest here by your side.
I'll be at peace by your side.

When the hour of darkness comes
When the time of sadness arrives

And time itself stands still
And when time seems to stand still.

When voices from the future
When voices from the future speak.

Seem to come and go at will
Appear and disappear without reason.

I will be your servant
I'll be your subservient.

Your ever constant guide
Your devoted and constant guide.

When all is lost remember me
When you have nothing left, recall me.

The wisdom of the fool is such
A foolish person's wisdom is profound.

That he alone is sane
It's often the fool who is sensible.

So delicate the balance
The equilibrium is extremely fragile.

That e'er the moon could wax and wane
That it could shift as quickly as the moon can cycle through its phases.

I will be your teacher
I'll be the one to instruct you.

And show you where to hide
And teach you where to take refuge.

Treat me kindly dear blue angel
Please be gentle with me, dear blue angel.

Deepest colour of the night
The darkest shade of the evening.

Be merciful, be gentle
Please be compassionate and kind.

For I have no strength to fight.
I don't have the energy to struggle.