Anne Sofie von Otter Follow

We've forgotten the things strangers do
If we could look back to the terrible thrill that we knew
Am I imagining a world without you?

Must we be shamed into love?

What can I say?
Will you pardon my stupid embrace?
Sometimes I'm desperate while you're wiping
The smile from your face am I surrendering, or am I replaced?

Must we be shamed into love?

Shamed into love, you're once a fool for having it
Twice for letting it go, somewhere, my love
There's a feeling deep inside of me
That I can't let go, oh, you'll never know

But then, my darling, I've forbidden myself to confess
I've looked around now but I always return to your face
In a world where everything I once cursed, I bless
It must be you who shamed me into love

Must we be shamed into love?

We've forgotten the things strangers do
If we could look back to the terrible thrill that we knew