F／
F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃／F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃
You thought the leaden winter w ould brin g you down forever,
But you rode upon a steamer to the viol ence of the sun.
F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃／F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃
And the colors of the sea b lind your eyes with trembling mermaids,
And you touch the distant beach es with tale s of brave Ulysses:
How his naked ears were t ortured by the s irens sweetly singing,
For the sparkling waves are c alling you to k iss their white laced lips.
An d you see a girl's brown body danc ing through the turquoise,
And her footprints make you follo w where the sky loves the sea.
And when your fingers f ind her, she d rowns you in her body,
Carving deep blue r ipples in the t issues of your mind.
The tiny purple fishe s run laug hing through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the river.
F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃／F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃
Her name is Aphrodite and she ride s a crimson shell,
And you know you cannot l eave her for you t ouched the distant sands
With tales of brave Uly sses; how his n aked ears were tortured
By the sirens sweetly si nging.
D D7onC／GonB GmonB♭／D D7onC／GonB GmonB♭
The tiny purple fishe s run laug hing through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to t he hard land of the winter.
F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃／F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃
F G＃／B♭ C＃ E♭／F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃
F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃／F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃
F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃／F F7onE♭／B♭onD B♭monC＃
