[Verse 1: Peter Gabriel]
The wretched desert takes its form
The jackal proud and tight
In search of you I feel my way
Through the slowest heaving night
Whatever fear invents
I swear it make no sense
I reach out through the border fence
Come down, come talk to me

[Verse 2: Peter Gabriel]
In the swirling, curling storm of desire
Unuttered words hold fast
With reptile tongue, the lightning lashes
Towers built to last
Darkness creeps in like a thief
And offers no relief
Why are you shaking like a leaf
Come on, come talk to me

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel & Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Gabriel]
Ah, please talk to me
Won't you please talk to me
We can unlock this misery
Come on, come talk to me
I did not come to steal
This all is so unreal
Can't you show me how you feel now
Come on, come talk to me
Come talk to me, come talk to me
[Verse 3: Peter Gabriel]
The earthly power sucks shadowed milk
From sleepy tears undone
From nippled skin as smooth as silk
The bugles blown as one
You lie there with your eyes half closed
Like there's no one there at all
There's a tension pulling on your face
Come on, come talk to me

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel & Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Gabriel]
Won't you please talk to me
If you'd just talk to me
Unblock this misery
If you'd only talk to me
Don't you ever change your mind
Now your future's so defined
And you act so deaf, so blind
Come on, come talk to me
Come talk to me, come talk to me

[Post-Chorus]
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[Bridge: Peter Gabriel & Sinéad O'Connor]
I can imagine the moment
Breaking out through the silence
All the things that we both might say
And the heart it will not be denied
Till we're both on the same damn side
All the barriers blown away
[Chorus: Peter Gabriel & Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Gabriel]
I said please talk to me
Won't you please come talk to me
Just like it used to be
Come on, come talk to me
I did not come to steal
This all is so unreal
Can you show me how you feel now
Come on, come talk to me
Come talk to me, come talk to me

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel & Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Gabriel]
I said please talk to me
If you'd just talk to me
Unblock this misery
If you'd only talk to me
Don't you ever change your mind
Now your future's so defined
And you act so deaf and blind
Come on, come talk to me
Come talk to me, come talk to me