Lyrics
Kiss me now, kiss me, don't hold back,
Till it hurts, till the blood starts to crack.
My heart's hot streams won't obey the cold will,
This fire inside me's too fierce to be still.
The spilled mug lies among the loud cheer,
All that joy's not for us, it's so clear.
Hear me, my girl, feel the truth in my words:
We only live once on this earth, like a bird.
Look around with a calm and steady eye,
See the raw mist where the night sky lies high.
The moon is a yellow raven, circling slow,
Spinning and curling above the dark flow.
Kiss me now—I need it, I crave it so deep,
The song of decay has already touched me, I keep.
It seems the one circling high in the air
Has already scented the end that's there.
Fading strength, dying force, I don't fight,
If I'm to die, then I die in this light.
Until my last breath, I want her lips near,
Kissing the sweetness I hold so dear.
So that in blue half-sleep, without shame or fear,
In the soft rustle of cherry blossoms so clear,
I'll hear it echo, gentle and true:
"I am yours," whispered just for me, anew.
And may the light above the full mug stay bright,
With the soft foam glowing, never fading from sight.
Drink and sing, my girl, let your voice take flight:
We only live once—hold on to this night.