King Crimson - Islands Lyrics
Earth, stream and tree encircled by seaWaves sweep the sand from my island.My sunsets fade.Field and glade wait only for rainGrain after grain love erodes myHigh weathered walls which fend off the tideCradle the windTo my island.Gaunt granite climbs where gulls wheel and glideMournfully glide oer my island.My dawn brides veil, damp and pale,Dissolves in the sun.Loves web is spun - cats prowl, mice runWreathe snatch-hand briars where owls know my eyesViolet skiesTouch my island,Touch me.Beneath the wind turned waveInfinite peaceIslands join handsneathe heavens sea.Dark harbour quays like fingers of stoneHungrily reach from my island.Clutch sailors words - pearls and gourdsAre strewn on my shore.Equal in love, bound in circles.Earth, stream and tree return to the seaWaves sweep sand from my island,From me.