MARC ALMOND - SHE TOOK MY SOUL IN ISTANBUL Lyrics

Once in a nightI spent in IstanbulI had a dream of a forbidden worldWhere even angelsFear to look uponA place where all of love is doomed to dieHer face appearedThrough clouds of bitter wineSour as the morning's early hoursShe took my hairAnd she curled it aroundHer fingersI was but a fool for loveThe scent of Turkish oilsMixed with the harsh tobaccoIn the overcrowded barHashishAnd cool mint in her hairI was a fool for loveI was a foolShe sang to meA torch song softly lacedWith mysteries ArabianIt poisoned my mindA sickness in my soulI triedI didn't want to hear at allA curtain fellBefore my eyes I didSuccumb into her healing breastShe sang that songI gave her all my soulAnd my allTo the pleasures of the fleshI cried that nightFor those forsaken timesThose times when I wasSimply satisfiedI turned to dustThat night a thousand timesThat night a thousand times I died insideAnd through what's leftOf my sad life I hearHer singing in the fevers of the nightLook into the mirror of my eyesAnd tell me what you seeIt's not your love I needYou'll seeSorrow, tears and darknessThese are the pleasuresBeyond your dreamsI found myselfDown by the seaA hundred years agoWhen I was in my teensAnd years go byI turned into a manMy childhood trapped within the sandI crawled through lifeOn broken glass through hellIt seems I wakened my desiresAnd woke one dayWet with the sweat of fearWet with the sweat of fearAs now with youI'll reveal your motherCome to meI'll take you to the safety of the wombTell me your secretsSorrow tears and darknessPour out your heartSorrow tears and darknessYou'll be a foolA fool for loveAnd hell had never seemed so goodAs when I lost my soulBecame a fool for loveHelp me, please to find my wayLook into the mirror of my eyesYour kiss has clouded up my mindAnd tell me what you seeI was a fool, a fool for loveIt's not your love I needI cried for those forsaken timesYou'll seeShe took my soul in IstanbulSorrow tears and darknessShe left me on that night to dieThese are the pleasures beyond your dreamsThese are the pleasures beyond all my dreamsI am lostHelp me to find my wayHere in a world where angels fear to gazeMy love is doomed to dieAlone tonight in IstanbulAnd I a foolForLove