I can see the lights of this place
Out across the water
Silently they pass on the tide
The watchers keep me awake
Do not look your days in the eye
I can feel the freezing on my skin
And these thoughts are something lost
On the oceans of memory
Awash with pictures that flash and fade
Do not look your days in the eye
Do not look your days in the eye
They will only look deeper into you
Do not look your days in the eye
And now I’m falling, I’m falling overboard
Silently they pass on the tide
And I’m slipping through these dreams
On a clear night you can hear the ships bells toll
And the anchor begins to drag
Forgotten Charts and the smell of the ropes
Growing colder beneath the waves
Beneath the waves
On a clear day, you can hear them
Do not look your days in the eye
They will only look deeper
Into you
Words by Mark from “Cactus Farming At The Ends Of The Earth” first published by Miracle Grow 2001.
