Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

And I'm struck once again by her black silhouette

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

And she says "I've come to set a twisted thing straight"

Solitude stands by the window

And she says "I've come to set a twisted thing straight"

And she says "I've come to lighten this dark heart"

I wanted to be in there among them

I suddenly remember each time we've met

By her long cool stare and her silence

And she turns to me with her hand extended

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

I turn to the crowd as they're watching

And she says "I've come to lighten this dark heart"

And I say "I've never thought of finding you here"

She turns her head as I walk in the room

Standing in the slant of the late afternoon

And then she turns to me with her hand extended

And she turns to me with her hand extended

I see how their eyes are gathered into one

They're sitting all together in the dark in the warm

Solitude stands in the doorway

I can see by her eyes she's been waiting

And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear

Her palm is split with a flower with a flame

And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear