I'm threading through the evening
It's later than I thought
A friend of mine is waiting
For cigarettes I brought

She smiles she seems so tired
So nothing is required

I reach into my pocket
Some things she left behind
Nothing really happens
In ways I can't define

Loose talk of hearts and heads
Of sleep in other beds
It's better left unsaid

She says that she is cold
I wish that I could hold

But no
How can you hold a soul?
You just can't hold a soul
That shines like gold
She shines like gold

I will, I won't, I would
I've said more than I should

She leaves she goes uptown
She may not come back down
She may not come back down
She may not turn around
She may not make a sound
She may not come back down

Duncan Sheik

Duncan Sheik is an American composer, best known for his work on the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, which won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.