G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE／G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE
You t hought the leaden winter w ould brin g you down forever,
But you r ode upon a steamer to the viol ence of the sun.
G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE／G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE
And the c olors of the sea b lind your eyes with trembling mermaids,
And you t ouch the distant beach es with tale s of brave Ulysses:
How his n aked ears were tortured by the s irens sweetly singing,
For the s parkling waves are calling you to k iss their white laced lips.
An d you s ee a girl's brown body danc ing through the turquoise,
And her f ootprints make you follo w where the sky loves the sea.
And w hen your fingers find her, she d rowns you in her body,
Ca rving deep blue ripples in the t issues of your mind.
The t iny purple fishe s run laug hing through your fingers,
And you w ant to take her with you to the hard land of the river.
G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE／G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE
Her n ame is Aphrodite and she ride s a crimson shell,
And you k now you cannot leave her for you t ouched the distant sands
With t ales of brave Ulysses; how his n aked ears were tortured
By the s irens sweetly singing.
D D7onC／GonB GmonB♭／D D7onC／GonB GmonB♭
The t iny purple fishe s run laug hing through your fingers,
And you w ant to take her with you to t he hard land of the winter.
G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE／G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE
G＃ B／C＃ E F＃／G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE
G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE／G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE
G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE／G＃ G＃7onF＃／C＃onF C＃monE
