I sing while looking to the stars,
Stars which do not dance
As you dance near the river.
That river snakes through the forest
It’s in that forest that I played as a child.
A new child has claimed it now,
And now my song is sinking in the water
I wipe water from your eyes
Eyes that shine in the starlight,
The dim starlight, that casts no shadow
We keep to the shadows, and no one sees.
Do you see or hear our future in that song?
The song I taught you and you explained to me,
Sing it to me, and raise your voice
The voice of a bird, high and sweet
Sweet like cream on our tongues,
Speaking in tongues no man has heard
But we heard in the silent night
A night with no words
But the words made by our eyes and hands.
My hands caress your cheek and neck,
We’re risking our necks if we were caught like this
But this is worth it, as I make your soul sing.
