betrayer

Lyrics

when i saw you run to the water, i heard your laughter, i knew you were finally home, back to the place where you came from, battered and cold, you conquered the sea on your own, yeah i watched you from light years away, i swore to myself, that i'd track you down some day, but i lost my way for an ancient love, i played the double hand, i slaughtered the dove, as i watched the great oceans rise, i shrank from the tempest, that boiled and burst in your eyes, yeah your face was lit like a lantern, your cries filled the air, like a joyous bird in the sky, you were chanting a feverous prayer, twisted and broken, i struggled to understand, once the betrayer, but i've been betrayed, i've been a slave to the toys i've made, i felt the power, in the words you whispered, i shrank in fear as you offered your hand, but you dragged me down to the water, beneath the volcano, across the soft black sand, that's where we made our pact with the sky, you clung to me tightly there, and i held you high. over and over to the living end, let go the last of what i couldn't defend, long forgotten for an ancient love, i rose again and followed the dove.