We swam out to sea - Yev Kassem

Track 7 from the Yev Kassem album We Swam Out to Sea. 

 

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WE SWAM OUT TO SEA (D A D F# A D, capo 2) 

 

    All night you lied there, pretended to be sleeping. Closed tight your eyes when I reached out in the morning. Angels of light on our pillows like a trampoline. Jumping up and down but you didn’t see anything. You didn’t see anything. 

    Wind shook the house and I thought we might fall down. Threw the doona on the bed and said Are you ready to go now? Hair in your face but I thought I caught a brief smile. You opened your eyes and the sun shone for a little while. The sun shone for a little while. 

    We swam out to sea on a beautiful day. The water was warm and the fish led the way. Our friends on the shore just stood there and waved. They just stood there and waved. 

 

    White, blue and green in the sky like a billboard. Tall as a tree, it was closer than we thought. Smoke in the air but it smelt like spring had come. It caught me unaware but I wasn’t the only one. I wasn’t the only one. 

    We swam out to sea as the sun went down. Where rivers and streams run into the clouds. We were holding our breath as the shadows called out. The shadows called out. 

 

    Boiling tea will burn your tongue and you’ll spit it out but left to sit, for just a moment, is all it needs. It’s all it needs. It’s all I need. 

 

    Don’t pull the curtains I want to see the moon tonight. And let my dreams soak in the heavenly glow of light. I was always certain that fullness was everything. But that sliver in the sky makes me reconsider everything. I have to reconsider everything. 

    We swam out to sea on a wide open night. The stars led the way as they sung in the sky. The currents were strong, we hardly had to try. We hardly have to try.