Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

And I'm struck once again by her black silhouette

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 wanted to be in there among them

I turn to the crowd as they're watching

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

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

I see how their eyes are gathered into one

Standing in the slant of the late afternoon

Solitude stands in the doorway

And she turns to me with her hand extended

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

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

And she turns to me with her hand extended

I can see by her eyes she's been waiting

I suddenly remember each time we've met

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

By her long cool stare and her silence

And then she turns to me with her hand extended

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

She turns her head as I walk in the room

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

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