Singapore Song


In the dawn light the scars look pretty 
Rain is falling and I can’t sleep 
The morning I left 
The most beautiful I’ve ever seen 

Seagulls crying in the morning 
Siren voices, hear them calling 
Choirs of angels 
So long Marianne 

My soul ascends from the realm 
Spheres of planets, the soul, four levels 
Nine choirs of angels 
Christ sits enthroned above them all 

The stars glitter from afar 
Feel their beauty pierce the heart 
I dreamt about you long before we met 

Tide of forgetfulness in the bloodstream 
Slip between consciousness 
Fade in and out dreams 
And across the dark Atlantic Belfast lies asleep 
And the river Quoile still winds it’s way down to the sea 

She is star whose beauty is fading 
In her blue eyes her luck is waning 
She opened my arms to a million scars 

I drift Lethe wards on the current 
I look beatific in the torrent 
The rain blowing in my face down the avenue 

Tide of forgetfulness in the bloodstream 
Slip between consciousness 
Fade in and out dreams 
And across the dark Atlantic Belfast lies asleep 
And the river Quoile still winds it’s way down to the sea 

I dreamt about you 
Did you wake me? 
Was I dreaming? 
You were in my dreams 
You gave me shelter 
Took care of me and set me free