Narcissus

I laid down, my body limp Full of curls and dreams and fancies Pale and fey and beautiful And soft, like a satin sheet My belly full of melancholy My blue eyes watery and weak Sweet music on my mind Like waltzes and harmonies Saying lay down lover Lover lay down next to me And I was many miles from home Full of finery and art I let the night Seduce and take me To a world subteranean and dark Where eyes like mine Stared from the shadows Bodies pressed against my body, saying "Let me hold you my sweet thing You need no longer be alone Lay down lover Every stranger needs a home" But I found a pool of clear water Took a sip and saw a face Was drawn to it Now I was captivated There was nothing Left in the world for me My love lay just beyond my fingers When I tried to touch He just disappeared "Let me hold you my sweet thing I'm a fool for you my love Come on lay down lover I can never give you up" And time goes by... And all that time It has gone for good All the years of frustrated love And finally I see who is before me A man broken and alone There is something in his dimming eyes I'm just beginning to recognise There's sweet music on his mind Like waltzes and harmonies Saying lay down lover Lover lay down next to me Let me hold you my sweet thing I'm a fool for you my love And though my body has grown wasted I can never give you up...