"Song to the Siren" - Tim Buckley

 

Long afloat on shipless oceans 
I did all my best to smile 
til your singing eyes and fingers 
Drew me loving to your isle 
And you sang 
Sail to me 
Sail to me 
Let me enfold you 
Here I am 
Here I am 
Waiting to hold you 
 
Did I dream you dreamed about me?  
Were you hare when I was fox?  
Now my foolish boat is leaning 
Broken lovelorn on your rocks, 
For you sing, touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow: 
O my heart, o my heart shies from the sorrow 
 
I am puzzled as the newborn child 
I am troubled at the tide: 
Should I stand amid the breakers?  
Should I lie with death my bride?  
Hear me sing, swim to me, swim to me, let me enfold you: 
Here I am, here I am, waiting to hold you

 

Thank you to Andrea for the song suggestion!

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