Black Ships

I' ve been building black ships

In the arms of a man i'd forgotten

He rings the bell he's holding

He's ringing in the changes

Only we are left

Maybe it's our january heads

If only we could cast off all our limbs

Then we would learn to start again

Apart from every thing we once knew

You as if you could be

Dancing like a tiger

A tiger with such timing

And me

A flower in a frenzy

Hour after hour

Saw you build the ship

Tangle them in branches

But i can't feel my hands anymore

And i've been building black ships

All that i've seen i've forgotten

The heart's curtain lifts

The metal shakes itself

Where are you now