The First Time

THE FIRST TIME
(Written by Ben Antoniadis)

The first time we made love
You came in colours and I came in blood
A silent oath, a heavenly seal
Like we’d just fallen from the ethereal
Two lost angels in a hotel room
Skin to skin under the curve of the moon

Later, you said you were a wild river
From whence it flows it flows forever
I bathe in the waters, rest on the shore
Dream of a place where there’s pain no more
Baptise me, babe in your tender way
And hold my hand when I go to my grave
And I’ll do the same for you if it be that way

Last time I held you by Manila Bay
You said that we’d meet again someday
Oh, how many times must the seasons change?
Till we’ll be together again
And how many times must the earth turn?
Till the lessons of love again be learned

The first time we made love
You came in colours and I came in blood
A silent oath, a heavenly seal
Like we’d just fallen from the ethereal
Two lost angels in a hotel room
Skin to skin under the curve of the moon