I’ve been seeing a girl
out of the corner of my eye.
I look and she’s gone, hidden
In the back of my mind.
I’m only dreaming, but
She comes up like a drug
From the bottom of my heart.
She only smiles and says hi
Before she dives back
Into my chest
Into her treasure
Her pirate booty
On the ocean floor
Where I wait for her
Drowning in dreams.
Oh, you think you want true love
And you think you know how
To swim because you’ve been wet,
But you’ve never kicked your feet
And you’ve never held your breath.
True love takes practice, and strength.
It has swept many lovers out to sea
And held them down until they drowned.
So teach me how to love, show me how!
So that I can dive into the shining ocean
That I see in her eyes, and escape.
Help me build the strength to swim
Across the sea dividing her and me.
I want to climb up on that distant shore
And make fire and be lost with her.
I have the will, just show me the way.
I know she is out there on that island
I can hear her singing like a siren
And now I can hear no other music.