she stares into the mirror youth fading with the sun the hollows in her face like wishing wells scarlet as a papercut and jewelled as the orion she d never worn that jewellery as a girl she says the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love she says the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love he stares into the river heart falling to the drift an argument of cars moving full steam behind bloodshot as a baby and sulking like a valley fishing in reflections killing time he says the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love he says the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love it s the bath that s getting cold while you re frozen to your bed the milk that s going rancid on the table the panic in the evening the photos in the dustbin the pointless items we forgot to label it s the perfume on her wrist that stinks of easy birthdays the spare keys like asbestos on the side it s the cross around his neck for luck and not for honour like diamond over knuckle on a newly married bride she says the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love he says the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love and i know the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love and i know the only thing i ve ever found that s greater than it always sounds is love