Vienna Teng

Love Turns 40

Vienna Teng


She's holding a secret that she'll never tell
She's holding a secret that she'll never tell
Because the myth is not supposed to retire 
We'd rather it lit itself on fire 
Or overdosed in a 4-star hotel 

She's holding a truth that she'll never reveal
She's holding a truth that she'll never reveal 
Because truth this time is an ugly child 
And mother and daughter may reconcile but their faces will never heal

"Don't go" 
She says, but he's sleeping
She says it to herself: 
"Don't go" 

She sees herself rising 
Packing a suitcase with all of her shoes 
But something keeps you faithful 
When all else in you turns and runs...
Love turns 40 
The morning comes 

She's holding a secret that she'll never tell 
She's holding a secret that she'll never tell 
Because we were once cinema gods in the night 
And now all we've got is lunch-hour light where nothing photographs well 

"Don't go" 
She says, but he's sleeping
She says it to the dark: 
"Don't go" 

She sees herself rising 
Dressing in silence for nothing to lose 
But something keeps you faithful when all else in you turns and runs... 
Love turns 40 
The morning comes