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Song To The Siren (This Mortal Coil cover)

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Song To The Siren (This Mortal Coil cover) Lyrics

On the floating, shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang, "Sail to me, sail to me,
Let me enfold you,
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you"
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you hare when I was fox?
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not,
come back tomorrow: O my heart,
O my heart shies from the sorrow"
I am puzzled as the newborn child
I am troubled at the tide:
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Should I lie with death my bride?
Hear me sing, "Swim to me, swim to me,
Let me enfold you,
Here I am, Here I am,
Waiting to hold you"

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ex0dus On Oct 05, 2011

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by davo111

14y ago

cover of the tim buckly song with slightly changed lyrics. Based on the Sirens of greek mythology that lured sailors to their doom on rocky shores.

Probably the most beautiful 3 and half minutes ever recorded by anyone ever.

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by Philosophist

12y ago

That song is meant for failing the biggest hope someone can fall for which is love, If u rethink every situation and every chance we missed we actually did it because of love.... Now i know as i age that the love of my life is across the ocean cause i simply let her go and i can never get her back... we simply used to listen to this song together all the time

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