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I Surrender by David Sylvian

I opened up the (1)______________ of the heart
The flowers died embittered from the start

That night I crossed the bridge of sighs and I surrendered

I (2)____________ back and glimpsed the outline of a boy
His life of sorrows now collapsing into joy

And tonight the stars are all aligned and I surrender
My mother cries beneath a southern sky and I surrender

Recording angels and the poets of the night
Bring back the trophies of the battles that we fight

Searchlights fill the open skies and I surrender

Outrageous cries of love have called you back
Derailed the trains of thought, demolished wayward tracks

You tell me I've no need to wonder why I (3)________ surrender

I stand too close to see the sleight of hand
How she found this (4)__________ inside the frightened man

Tonight I'm learning how to fly and I surrender

I've travelled all this way for your embrace
Enraptured by the recognition on your face

Hold me now while my old life dies tonight and I surrender
My mother cries beneath the open skies and I surrender

An ancient evening (5)________ (6)____________ the fall
The light in your eyes, the meaning of it all

Birds fly and fill the summer skies and I surrender

She throws the burning books into the sea
"Come find the meaning of the word inside of me"

It's alright the stars are all (7)______________ and I surrender
My mother cries beneath the moonlit skies and I surrender

My body turns to ashes in her hands
The disappearing world of footprints in the sand

Tell me now that this (8)________ will never die and I'll surrender
My mother cries beneath the open skies and I surrender
Answers:
(1) pathway(2) looked(3) just(4) child(5) just(6) before(7) aligned(8) love