I watch o’er the Ocean

I watch o’er the ocean,
My true love’s ship to sea,
He’s been gone a year now,
And I’ve heard naught from him.

The waves of the ocean,
Roll grey and deathly cold,
He will not return now,
And grief fills my soul.

He’s gone to the fighting,
To battle on some far shore,
Where men fight with honour,
And return no more.

Oh dark is the sky now,
The gulls scream overhead,
The clouds bring the dread news,
That my love is dead.

I watch o’er the ocean,
My true love’s ship to sea,
He’s been gone a year now,

And I’ve heard naught from him.
But away on the horizon,
As far as the eye can sea,
The sails of a small ship,
Bring new hope for me.

2001

Fine  - you left me, blown by the wind.
Icy cold fingers, chilled to the skin.
No understanding, of what you have done.
But I know - that the fire has just begun.

Can you see, the flames inside me?
Can you feel, the heat that I feel?
Can you breathe, the fire that I breathe?
Can you give me, the warmth that I need?

A face in the water, staring at me.
My own reflection, floating free.
I am a stranger, in my own skin.
And the ebbing tide, and the spirit’s wearing thin.

    Perfect in beauty and
    Empty in love.
    I’d give my life
    For one look from you.
    So right, and so wrong,
    Can you see, can you see, can you see…

Flames on the water, fire in the sand,
A bonfire’s burning in no man’s land.
Light on the hilltop, and rain in my hand,
Fear is raging – and the night is all you find.

Can you see, the flames inside me?
Can you feel, the heat that I feel?
Can you breathe, the fire that I breathe?
Can you give me, the warmth that I need?

2003

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