LETS STAY INDOORS TODAY

LETS STAY
LETS STAY INDOORS TODAY
I’LL GIVE YOU NOTHING BUT TENDERNESS
CHOCOLATE AND SMILES TO SOOTHE YOUR ACHING HEART
MY DEEP GAZE TO SWEETEN AND SOFTEN YOUR SOUL
THESE VELVETY FINGERS TO HOLD YOURS TIGHT

MY PEARL
MON OISEAU DES ÎLES
LETS STAY
LETS STAY INDOORS TODAY

STAY INDOORS AND TAUNT THE DAZZLING SUN
STAY INDOORS AND MAKE THE DRUMMING OF THE RAIN DROPS, OUR SWEET MELODY
THE RAIN DROPS THAT CARESS THE ROOF OVER OUR HEADS
THE RAIN DROPS THAT ENCOURAGE US NOT TO MOVE AN INCH
‘COS EVEN THEM…
THEY FEEL OUR LOVE

LETS STAY
LETS STAY INDOORS TODAY
WE’LL PAINT THE SKY BLUEER THAN BLUE
AND THE SEA SHORES FIERY CRYSTAL
THE SKY AND THE OCEAN SHORES IN YOUR EYES
LETS GO FOR A WALK IN YOUR BEAUTIFUL MIND

AND I’LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT HOW BUSY, EXCITED AND INTRIGUED THE ANGELS WERE
AT THAT DAWN WHEN GOD FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY FORMED YOU

 

WE’LL MAKE A CROWN FOR YOU PRINCESS
A CROWN MADE OF LILIES, EMERALDS AND SAPPHIRES
SAPPHIRES HOLDING IN THE FLAME OF MY PASSION
THIS VERY FLAME YOU SEE DANCING IN MY EYES

WHAT MEAL SHALL WE MAKE YOU TODAY ?
SUFFER THAT I ADD A LITTLE BIT OF MY FOLLY TO IT
A BOWL OF FOLLY PLUS LAYERS OF LAUGHTER
THE KIND THAT MAKES YOUR RIBS ACHE

YES
I’LL BE THE SILLIEST
IF THAT IS ALL IT TAKES
TO KEEP YOU RIGHT HERE TODAY
INDOORS TODAY
WITHIN THE CURTAINS OF MY FINE LINEN ARMS
AND THE DOORS OF YOUR PURE GOLD HEART

 

COME IN WITH ME AND I’LL TAKE PICTURES
A MILLION PICTURES OF YOU
AND NONE OF THEM WILL BE LIKE THE OTHER
THEY’LL ALL HOLD A DIFFERENT AND YET UNDISCOVERED PART OF YOUR BEAUTY

 

 

LETS STAY, LETS STAY INDOORS TODAY
‘COS I’M YET TO DISCOVER THE FULL EXTENT OF THIS MYSTERY GIFT
GOD HAS OFFERED ME

I AM YET TO UNWRAP ALL THE DIMENSIONS OF IT
AND OH!
IT ALREADY IS SO EXQUISITE AND ALL CONSUMING
THIS GIFT CAN ONLY BE FROM HEAVEN!
ONLY GOD CAN MAKE SOMETHING AS COMPLEX AND YET AS SIMPLY BREATHTAKING AS YOU

I KNOW THAT EVEN TODAY WON’T BE ENOUGH
BUT ALL THE SAME
LET ME TRY
SO LETS STAY INDOORS TODAY, MY LOVE

AND WHEN YOU HAVE LONG GONE TO SLEEP
ILL STILL BE HERE
UP
AND WRITING LOVE LETTERS TO YOU
NEVER DARING TO TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED
LETS STAY INDOORS TODAY
WHAT DO YOU SAY ?

 

*Mon oiseau des îles: my bird of the islands