Can you be private when the juice is sweet   And the secret is crimson   Can you be quiet when my hands are heat   And the riptide rises      Could you be blind and a beggar on your knees   And live on our desire alone   Could you ride the tide in this insanity   And still be as still as the shadows      When the cry is so wide on the inside   When the truth jumps quick to the heart   When the wind or the stars are violent   Can you keep silent      Here’s a little something that the wizard said:   “You can kiss, but never tell   All the wisdom you'll need   And you’ll be needing some   Can be heard in the mouth of a seashell”      When the cry is so wide on the inside   When the truth jumps quick to the heart   When the wind or the stars are violent   Can you keep silent      Just the wide grey sky   And the hunchback moon   Gonna keep our memories   Not a living soul will remember us   This is just for you and me      ‘Cause if you're out with the boys one night   If you're out with the boys and there’s braggin’   If you break, speak or call me your lover   I’ll lie, I swear, I’ll lie, and it will be over