On a Stranded Shore
[Verse 1]
Silk of blue woven by the moon
Red spun by the sun
Of the sun’s gold
Silver in wrists and in her rings
Hair braided in red
Her shoes feather-light
As reeds and straws on the shore
As bark and foliage
As clamshells and sand
[Pre-Chorus 1]
My maiden’s flesh
Now fish in the lake deeps
Her blood now waters blue
[Chorus]
Oh god of sleep
Tell in my dream
Where has my maiden gone
Where lies my mermaid now
Rise above the waves
From the waters’ grave
From the side of spottled stones
Become alive again
[Verse 2]
These shores are for memory
These waters not for baiting
No shallows for the thirsty
No sun beheld above these shores
No reflection of the moon
On these waters here
[Pre-Chorus 1]
My maiden’s flesh
Now fish in the lake deeps
Her blood now waters blue
[Pre-Chorus 2]
My maiden’s hair
Grass on the waters’ edge
Now willows on a shore
[Chorus]
Oh god of sleep
Tell in my dream
Where has my maiden gone
Where lies my mermaid now
Rise above the waves
From the waters’ grave
From the side of spottled stones
Become alive again
[Outro]
No sun beheld above these shores
No reflection of the moon
On these waters here