lily pad

can't find my tongue, yeah
like moons they hover you
don't speak; jump up and down.
i'll try to stay awake

i will not sit alone. i'll have you on one of these muggy afternoons.
i want to put my webbed feet upon your lily pad. it's all I have. it's true.
and when you jump don't leap, just bounce into my arms my only darling, you.
come with me.

you don't have to kiss me
i'm a prince without that
you just sit here with me
like cartoons in
spring
time, we will renounce all the forestry: all the broken branches, the fireflies, and especially, the snakes up above our heads.
i want to travel with you as the snow comes in and winter winds break through
we may not live long but we can live until we pass away into that great lily pad in the sky. with you.

 

sean decker:
guitar and vocals

words and music
© sean decker 2002