For Gerard

Midnight, there are sounds from the pavement

Is the moon on videoke?

She is singing along
In the lamplight, all voices now collect in my ears
And the wind begins to croon

Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can dream of how quiet
And how peaceful I was
I remember the time I knew what sweet silence was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp seems to beat
A very toneless rhythm
Someone screeches and the street lamp flickers
And soon
It will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the shutdown
Of the bars and beer gardens
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a broken song too
And a new day will begin