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| The Indestructibility of Beauty |
In
my hand I hold the flower of my illusions
My
fingers tear the veil that masks a dream
Your
lips caress the heart of my confusion
My
body presses closer to the flame
The
night unfolds the loneliness I’m losing
Your
body takes the weight of my desire
This
moment love is open for our choosing
Ah
now my love it’s time to risk the fire (but meanwhile)
Sailor
man walks on the water
Sailor
man walks on the sea
Sailor
man hangs like an apple
From
the branches of a broken tree
Sailor
man tosses up fishes
Sailor
man wins heads or tails
Sailor
man hangs from the crosspole
In
the morning like a ragged sail
I
watch you as you kneel below my altar
And
kiss the rock on which our love is built
Your
tongue upon my bruise will never falter
My
hand upon your scar will feel no guilt
The
darkness yields like mental knots untying
Severed
open by the body’s knife
The
wells of love are deep and never drying
Come
slake your thirst love now become my wife
Will
you pluck the fruit whenever it is offered
Will
you set your beauty naked unashamed
Will
you take the outstretched hand when it is proffered
And
feed the fire with love’s anointing flame
The
moonlight frames the edges of your passion
That
ebbs and flows upon me like a tide
Let
every man find love each to his fashion
There
are many ways of being crucified
Sailor
man love’s not for preaching
Sailor
man take up thy bed
Sailor
man love’s more than teaching
Blessed
are they who turn the word to flesh
Sailor
man love’s not forbidden
Sailor
man open thy breast
Sailor
man take what is given
Blessed
are they who turn the word to flesh
I
have been accused of writing sex-songs rather than love-songs. It’s a fair
criticism, but I can see no reason for making it an accusation. Does true love
not express itself best in physical communion? It is what most pop songs do,
using innuendo rather than speaking their desire in plain terms. I
still believe Serge Gainsbourg’s “Je t’aime” was the truest love song ever
written.
You can find David Prashker at:
http://thebiblenet.blogspot.co.uk/
If
you would like to include "Sailor Man" in your repertoire,
either for paid public performance or to record for commercial
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Use of this song, and/or these recordings, for
non-commercial purposes, is not simply permitted but invited.
Words and music by David Prashker
Copyright © 2014 David Prashker
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The Argaman Press
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