I remember your silhouette on Dyes Inlet Against the silver sheen of a moon like painted glass Under stars out on a pier; a celestial sphere We were weightless as the waves that disappeared Northern lights filled our skies Empty nights synchronized We shared a clove cigarette on the parapet As the TVs glowed from the windows of the model homes And I'd never be that close again to your lips and perfect skin As the tide receded into the unknown Northern lights filled our skies Empty nights synchronized