When The Night's On Fire lyrics

Song information

Artist: Mike Oldfield
Album: Islands

Lyrics

(I was hoping) could you be my inspiration?
Whatever should become in the candlelight
(I was dreaming) was it my imagination?
Tomorrow never comes in the candlelight

[ chorus 1 ]

When the night's on fire
Do you need love's arms to hold you?
It's a flame, there burns no finer
When you see one bird
There's another one watching over
And the two can fly much higher

I was listening to the wind that walks the hours
I never would have heard, in the candlelight
I was hoping, would you shelter me from showers?
I believe every word in the candlelight

[ repeat chorus 1 ]

[ chorus 2 ]

When the night's on
Fire and you burn
Like a flame that's burning in the rain
Do you need somewhere to turn?
When you see one bird
It's the two that fly higher
And a second in heaven's worth a whole life's
Trouble and trial
Trouble and trial

[ repeat chorus 2 ]

When's the night's on fire
Do you need love's arms to hold you? (when the night's on fire)
When you see one bird fly
There's another one watching over. (when the night's on fire)
When the night's on fire
It's a flame, there burns no finer. (when the night's on fire)
When you see one bird fly
It's the two that fly much higher. (when the night's on fire)

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"Islands" album track list