Theres a delicate line between a friend
And something else
And Ive never been quite sure
How to tell
Heard words that werent there in your body language
As a buddy I thought I had an advantage
I knew you, you knew me
And I briefly believed in the power of magic
Seeing you smile was the ultimate pleasure
Fishing for compliments, I was hunting for treasure
Summoned to heaven, platonic love becoming untethered
The way youd comfort me when under the weather
And how wed cuddle together under your umbrella
You must think Im such a dumb fellow
Id have done better leaving it alone
Even if Id known we were going to grow be with different folks
I was going to plant a seed and let it grow free
Then an oak tree develops slowly
Now the leaves on my future family tree
Are fruits imaginary
And Im so lonely
Oh, me…
Theres a delicate line between a friend
And something else
And Ive never been quite sure
How to tell
Tighten up your bowtie
Cause guys in your position dont cry
Do not be be frightened – really you wont die
Your deeds and writings reveal you both sides
Lighting up on the roadside
Driving over the strobe light
Its the rise of defiant Dan Im a quiet man
But still spent time inside in a riot van
Blindsided without the benefit of hindsight
My eyes were as wide as a frying pan
You might summise Im devising a higher plan
Redesigning my life with an iron hand
Its now or never
Ive got to pull myself together
Cant waste days staying in the house forever
Come out to the desert
Now theres a westerly breeze
Please, I need help with the zephyr
You could knock me down with a feather
But Ill still be grinning with the mouth of a Cheshire
My last album was a hell of an effort
Daniel wrote the manual on how to endeavour
And if ever there was a doubt that Im clever
Its down to the fact that my talents without measure
Ive found treasure now my business is pleasure
I can infinitely tessellate my lyrics at leisure
And any way you spin it, it just gets fresher
An intricately illustrating MC… Escher
The quiet viking is how Im known, I
Im strident in style, although shy
And I dont even know why
So Im either enlightened or Im just so high
I can see the lighting upon the roadside
Driving over the strobe light
The quiet viking
The quiet viking