[ Featuring Toumani Diabaté ]
Reflections on dark water, like the shadow of a dream
Glimpse just for an instant and vanish in the stream
Memories flutter like frightened birds, startled from the trees
And disappear into the darkness between the leaves
Discarded words, forgotten songs and letters left unsent
Futures past that could never last, that were borrowed, lost or spent
Now I hear distant tickles of things I once believed
And slipped into the darkness between the leaves
All you have is the road you took and who you met along the way
And the chance to open your eyes and look at who you are today
And see all the different strands of life and the tapestry it weaves
The dappled shadows in the darkness between the leaves
So I let the the evening fool around me and if that's what I've received
And I hope that there is something somewhere to give strength to those who grieve
For every day must turn to night and everything that breathes
Must one day pass into the darkness between the leaves
