Echoes

(Overhead the albatross)

Overhead the albatross

(Hangs motionless upon the air)

Hangs motionless upon the air

(And deep beneath the rolling waves)

And deep beneath the rolling waves

(In labyrinths of coral caves)

In labyrinths of coral caves

(The echo of a distant time)

The echo of a distant time

(Comes willowing across the sand)

Comes willowing across the sand

(And everything is green and submarine)

And everything is green and submarine

(And no one showed us to the land)

And no one showed us to the land

(And no one knows the wheres or whys)

And no one knows the wheres or whys

(But something stirs and something tries)

But something stirs and something tries

(And starts to climb towards the light)

And starts to climb towards the light

(Strangers passing in the street)

Strangers passing in the street

(By chance two separate glances meet)

By chance two separate glances meet

(And I am you and what I see is me)

And I am you and what I see is me

(And do I take you by the hand?)

And do I take you by the hand?

(And lead you through the land?)

And lead you through the land?

(And help me understand the best I can?)

And help me understand the best I can?

(And no one calls us to move on)

And no one calls us to move on

(And no one forces down our eyes)

And no one forces down our eyes

(And no one speaks and no one tries)

And no one speaks and no one tries

(And no one flies around the sun)

And no one flies around the sun

(Cloudless everyday you fall)

Cloudless everyday you fall

(Upon my waking eyes)

Upon my waking eyes

(Inviting and inciting me to rise)

Inviting and inciting me to rise

(And through the window in the wall)

And through the window in the wall

(Come streaming in on sunlight wings)

Come streaming in on sunlight wings

(A million bright ambassadors of morning)

A million bright ambassadors of morning

(And no one sings me lullabies)

And no one sings me lullabies

(And no one makes me close my eyes)

And no one makes me close my eyes

(And so I throw the windows wide)

And so I throw the windows wide

(Callin' you across the sky)

Callin' you across the sky