Emerson Lake And Palmer Affairs Of The Heart Lyrics

Affairs Of The Heart Lyrics

She looked at me across the room 
Emerging from a silk cocoon 
Along beneath venetian chandeliers 
Against the moon her body rocks 
Her eyes were cunning like a fox 
The wings of passion fly on all frontiers 

From this fire there`s no returning 
No escape your heart is burning 
Love becomes a lethal weapon 
No one is to smart 
In affairs of the heart 

Now upon the bridge she waits 
Dreaming of our tangled fates 
Her face was like a ghost with eyes of jade 
I fell just like a falling star 
A victim of this coup d`etat 
I could not see behind this masquerade 

From this fire there`s no returning 
No escape your heart is burning 
Love becomes a leathal weapon 
Be careful where you start 
In affairs of the heart 

Sometimes I think I`ll never learn 
Were all those promises in vain 
Do the wings of fire still remain 

All is fair in love and war 
The tender draw the shortest straw 
Like autumn leaves they vanish in the air 
Is this the time we say good-bye 
I call her room there`s no reply 
Tonight we end this fleeting love affair 

From this fire there`s no returning 
No escape your heart is burning 
Love becomes a leathal weapon 
Sharper than a dart 
In affairs of the heart