The one whose shame is left too long Is the one whose name is lost along the Clear and shallow shore
A reflection in the water stays The thing it grew upon is an ashen sail No more Turn straw to gold how can you hold Onto the courage to own a name To think of raising up out of these seas The thing that I will raise up is a dress I weave myself Of freshly plucked anemones
So collect the flowers In the shallow water all along the shore And take them away with you The eye and a reflection of an eye Is what that flower sees A space we've learned here too Turn straw to gold What can you hold onto the courage to own a name To think of raising up out of these seas The thing that I will raise up is a dress I weave myself Of freshly plucked anemones
And I'll be in the water See my hand come through the water And their eyes do close up tight