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The Albatross

from Strange Dreams by Thom Carter

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lyrics

Seabird, with wings to take the storm,
Gliding in a line, that only she can draw,

Ocean, spray upon my bed,
The calling and the refuge, of love is in your head.

Silent, she sails across the sea,
From Campbell island, to the Falklands, eventually,

I know, however far she goes,
She will return here, to lay again, where she was born.


And she’ll bring all the myths to life,
From the Ancient World to mine,
She will recite them.

Today we shall arise,
From the rainbow line of light,
That comes from your mouth and breast.

Awake and sleepers rise!
To far away to change their minds,
They come to these ends.

And together we recite,
These words from song and childhood times,
As we sail into the depths.


Islands, upon the edge of sight,
You will find them, on no map or chart outside,

Take them, into your desert eyes,
And let them move and blend, in shapes and colours, in your mind.


And they will always stay at sea,
No coast, no land, no time, no need,
For all these answers,

No outline do you form,
As you stand against the sun,
Upon the water.

In clouds that lift the sea,
In feathers lifting wings,
Is where I find you,

In the end, it’s all you see,
It’s the Albatross,
That is the face of love.

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from Strange Dreams, released June 10, 2011
Words and Music by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2011. All Rights Reserved.

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