Thinking of the life that I have led
Stuck inside this large abyss
Muses I’ve loved and I have lost
Sent to me from heaven above
And yet I’m sitting by myself
Alone and buried in my thoughts
How many years have I got left?
My bleeding heart is on the shelf
The mermaids call
They take me to the waves where I am free
The rolling tide
I sink into the bottom of the sea
Sensually
In fantasy
When I was just a little boy
I thought the world was made for me
I wandered alone in reverie
Saw the worlds they didn’t see
And now that I have grown old
Forget the worlds that I had known
Watching time clocks pass me by
Another day without a home
The mermaids call
They take me to the waves where I am free
The rolling tide
I sink into the bottom of the sea
Passionately
In fantasy
Just when will I go back
Dream dreams that come to life?
Forever struggle to survive
Just so I can stay alive
Use this gift that I have got
Helping others to escape
From the working day life
To briefly live in fantasy
The mermaids call
They take me to the waves where I am free
The rolling tide
I sink into the bottom of the sea
Delicately
In fantasy
credits
from Autumn Wake,
released April 12, 2024
Song written and produced by Jake McNeillie
Produced, engineered, and mixed by Judah Banke
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