Rubicon Peter Hammill

[Verse 1]
I lay down beside you:
I am a unicorn, you a virginal maid
And I come in laughing play
But, maybe, to be saved

[Verse 2]
Peer through the backcloth:
I am a character in the play
The words I slur are pre-ordained
We know them anyway

[Chorus]
Don't change your mind, don't be a fickle friend;
Don't change your mind, oh, don't pretend to something false

[Verse 3]
Open the toy-box:
You are Pandora, I am the World
If you cross the stream, you never can return;
If you stay, you'll surely burn

[Chorus]
Don't change your mind, don't come all orchid eyes;
Don't change your mind, don't disguise the fear you feel
It's real, and you must...