Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

And I'm struck once again by her black silhouette

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

And she says "I've come to set a twisted thing straight"

And she says "I've come to set a twisted thing straight"

Solitude stands by the window

I see how their eyes are gathered into one

I can see by her eyes she's been waiting

They're sitting all together in the dark in the warm

And she says "I've come to lighten this dark heart"

And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

And then she turns to me with her hand extended

She turns her head as I walk in the room

I suddenly remember each time we've met

And she turns to me with her hand extended

And she says "I've come to lighten this dark heart"

Standing in the slant of the late afternoon

I turn to the crowd as they're watching

Solitude stands in the doorway

By her long cool stare and her silence

And she turns to me with her hand extended

I wanted to be in there among them

And I say "I've never thought of finding you here"

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear