Ancient river, all mud and memory Draining dreams out of a weary city’s head Take me to an ocean bed Bruised pebbles Bones thrown from the tide A prickly pavement my feet don’t understand Lead me to the sand Take me to the edge Take me to the end Take me to the sea Let her salt sheets Wrap around my skin Save me from this city Restore the space within Before it closes in on me Take me to the sea It seems so distant, the place where I began Doors of memory that opened up before Are closing more and more Like shells taken from a foreign shore Remember music from their home, the sea So it is with me Take me to the edge Take me to the end Take me to the sea Let her salt sheets Wrap around my skin Save me from this city Restore the space within Before it closes in on me Take me to the sea Bruised thrown from the tide A prickly pavement my feat don’t understand Lead me to the sand Ancient river, all mud and memory Draining dreams out of a weary city’s head Take me to an ocean bed