Songtext

Now I sit in silence
On Saint Peter’s Square
In the heart of Italy’s
Greatest treasure there
My thoughts are drifting
Softly close to you
Ochre gold and terracotta
And the sky is so blue

Bernini’s colonnades

Like an open hand
And every glance grows softer
On marble, skin and sand
The wind strokes through my senses

So slowly, warm and free
As if inside its whisper
Your breath were close to me

The stones are breathing silence

The morning softly burns

I feel my heart surrender
To you and Rome in turns

Love fuels desire
So intimate and pure
Love fuels desire
Of this I can be sure
Once, with gods and emperors
Now between me and you
Deep within my heart
Deep within my heart

I do not know your name yet
But Rome gives it to me

In fountains, Tiber, evening light
Your face appears to me
And when the world keeps turning
This moment will remain

A silent, shining wonder
A tender look again

The shadows turn to golden

The old town smells so sweet
I keep what I am feeling
And still I long for more

Love fuels desire
So intimate and pure
Love fuels desire
Of this I can be sure
Once, with gods and emperors
Now between me and you
Deep within my heart
Deep within my heart

Love fuels desire
So intimate and pure
Love fuels desire
Of this I can be sure
Once, with gods and emperors
Now between me and you
Deep within my heart
Deep within my heart