作词 : Peter Gabriel/Stephin Merritt

作曲 : Peter Gabriel/Stephin Merritt

THE BOOK OF LOVE

The book of love, that sacred place

Where we walk tall, or in disgrace

Who tills the ground on which we tread

Who gives us all our daily bread

The spirit woken from its sleep

The demon stirring from the deep

Whose gates at dawn we all must pass

The last one first, the first one last

Whose words must be both black and white

Whose music shall be day and night

The moon that tells us of the sun

Where voices soar so far above

These pages are the book of love

If we were born just to succeed

If life was meant to be a choice

For either happiness or greed

If you can't walk, you'll always run

Away from anyone, yes you will

But if we learn to take our time

As though each moment is a treasure

That's not so hard to find

When you are free, then suddenly

There's room for everyone, yes there is

CHORUS

The book of love, the world of dreams

Those shadows fall upon us all

And send our weary eyes to sleep

But when you wake, your heart will make

Some room for everyone

Just come to me

There's nothing you should fear

Just come to me

I'll always be right here

I tell you now

Your heart is where I live

And what you ask, is what I'll give

If we were born just to succeed

If life was meant to be a choice

For either happiness or greed

If you can't walk, you always run

Away from anyone, yes you will

But if we learn to take our time

As though each moment is a treasure

That's not so hard to find

When you are free, then suddenly

There's room for everyone, yes there is

REPEAT CHORUS

The book of love, the world of dreams

Those shadows fall upon us all

And send our weary eyes to sleep

But when you wake, your heart will make

Some room for everyone