Love Turns 40

She's holding a secret that she'll never tell She's holding a secret that she'll never tell Cause the myth is not supposed to retire We'd rather it lit itself on fire Or overdosed in a four star hotel She's holding a truth that she'll never reveal She's holding a truth that she'll never reveal Cause truth this time is an ugly child And mother and daughter may reconcile But their faces will never heal Don't go, she says, but he's sleeping She says it to herself Don't go, she sees herself rising Packing her suitcase with all of her shoes But something keeps you faithful When all else in you turns and runs Love turns 40 The morning comes She's holding a secret that she'll never tell She's holding a secret that she'll never tell Because we were once cinema gods in the night Now all we've got is lunch hour light Where nothing photographs well Don't go, she says, but he's sleeping She says it to the dark Don't go, she sees herself rising Dressing in silence for nothing to lose But something keeps you faithful When all else in you turns and runs Love turns 40 The morning comes --- Love Turns 40 - Vienna Teng