No Mirror, No Shadow

It's hard to talk to people who remember what I say
 I guess I need an amnesiac priest or something
 Or a stranger on a long bus journey to somewhere far away
 One day the desert will cover all the earth
 With only the wind to sing in the silence
 All my secrets buried forever in the blown dust
 It seems so simple but they just don't get it
 I meant what I said at the time that I said it
 Nothing is ever meant to last
 I want no mirror, I want no shadow
 I want my follies to have no echo
 Only the ties to hold on fast
 Nobody has their consciences clean
 Loyalty in the end will be enough
 This family thicker than blood
 The way we grew together, roots twisted together
 And everybody thinks what they shouldn't think
 Everybody does what they shouldn't do
 Everybody wants what they shouldn't want
 Hold on to me and I'll hold on to you
 Maybe I'm wrong but they just don't get it
 I meant what I said just at the time that I said it
 Nothing is ever meant to last
 I want no mirror, I want no shadow
 I want my follies to have no echo
 Only the ties to hold on fast
 We spread our mischief with a little glint in the eye
 Where there is war we like to bring peace
 Where there is peace we want to bring war
 Seduce the priests and break it all
 But don't ask me to remember
 It seems so simple but they just don't get it