Page Two

the petals of your roses
lie scattered where I stand
my tears the only moisture
in my dry and dusty land

long ago the sun shone
on the day when you first came
the sky is black, the world is grey
as I try to face my shame

you released the chains that bound me
you fought my fears and won
destroyed the roof that covered me
so that I could see the sun

you helped me stand when I fell down
and worries let me be
you led my from my tiny room
and troubles set me free

was I the most submissive one
on whom you spell was cast?
you opened a doorway up for me
through which I cannot pass

for I was born of wishes
I was raised by dreams
my world is that of fantasy
braced by wayward beams

I must be loyal to myself
perception must not falter
I cannot freely give myself
to a proud yet tear-stained altar

it hurts to face the question
do I love you? yes, I do
I have chosen between me and thee
and now I must tell you

if in the desert water is gold
then the clouds give up their gain
and the petals of you roses
lie scattered in the rain

behind the eyes of darkness
where shadows fear the same
a candle falls to a wooden floor
I scream a nameless name

I came to this place calling
with a voice of spirits' tears
that of terror closing in
adding to my fears

the son of night is riding
the steed of chaos freed
peace and light whirl away
from a single evil seed

to this place I come calling
calling, but no one comes
this place where the fire of life still burns
away from blackened slums

the fire goes out behind me
the darkness then expands
execpt for the candle held
within my shivering hands

blackness closes me in
me and my tiny flame
I cry out and drop the candle
praying the fire is tame

the fires of death enclose me
meld to a single flame
because the candle fell to a wooden floor
and I screamed a nameless name

the storm is nigh, the sky grows dark
as mother nature taught her
through the rain, a blurry mark
a boat parked on the water

oh sweet sea, oh dear sea
take me from this land
carry me, oh carry me
or let the lordling steal my hand

I'll brave the darkened sky above
for I'll never be his bride
he wants me not for heartfelt love
but only for his pride

oh dearest sea, is it too late?
I hear the clouds give a shout
can you save me from this fate
or will the land and the sky win out?

through the white capped waves I sail
in my tiny, battered boat
louder the wind around me wails
a piercing, fearsome note

if this boat were like a living thing
it would cry aloud in pain
silence is all that I am hearing
as we sink sink beneath the waves

the sea and sky go hand in hand
as must be with weather
oh, sea, you've saved me from the land
but with the sky you plot together

the sky lets out a booming roar
as the sea stifles my cry
to my lordling standing on the shore
my soul calls out goodbye

will you cry for me, my darling?
will you cry for me, my love
will you cry when I have journeyed far
to meet the Lord in heaven above?

shed a tear for me, my dearest
now this life is at an end
shed a tear for never knowing
when I am born again

will you weep for me, my true love?
will you weep for what has passed?
the spirit of death is calling
my eyes to close at last

if I were someone noble
or honour-bound, or strong
I'd bid you not to grieve for me
I'd bid you carry on

"live your life" I'd tell you
"let my end not worry you
the road of life lies waiting
even for my lover true"

but I was never one
to dwell on honour long
will you cry for me, my darling
when my light of life has gone?

riding the deepest darkness
that my eyes so long to pierce
searching vainly for a star
and a shore I know is near

the salty spray won't drown me
darkness I never have feared
I trust in my direction
I know that home is near

a song rises from the waves
to reach my desperate ears
'tis only the keening of the wind
home is, home must be near

lightning lights the sky above
through the dark it sears
I see a face beneath the waves
I pray that home is near

over the booming thunder
a lonely voice I hear
calling me toward the sea
oh, please, let home be near

the waves rise up to claim me
the storm cries out its tears
in my watery tomb I realize
that home was never near

the water pulls at the shore
white sand
sparkling
shining
pulling at the sun
sparkling
shining
pulling at the minds
of the eyes
dark and light and green
and blue
that dance from place to scene
to place
then back to the sky
the sky
the blue sky
the black sky
sprinkled with stars
with suns
sparkling
shining

our home is the ever rich garden
here our every need is supplied
am I still dreaming of other skies
and letting the plants grow wild?

we will keep our hands at work here
we will keep this place, this time, this way
like a candle burning in electric light
will I waste myself away?