The only way that I can fall asleep
Is by pretending that I’m in your arms--
A sweet illusion, for it sends me off
Into the deepest and most pure of sleeps
And in the silent closing of my eyes
Your soft caresses carry me away.
Into the darkness of your magic spell,
That I am drawn to, even though it lies;
This perfect veil is comfort to my heart.
But even in my state of sleep, I know.
I know too good a lie cannot be true.
But every night and every day,
I still will wish this fragile dream to stay.
