Sharks

The butterfly winging in your hand’s
singing lullaby, lay down on the sand
and dream

How many sharks have eaten your heart
and how much wine you drank
how much wine drowned in your tears
and over the years how many sharks you ate

Why did you try to sharpen the knife
and then you slept on the blade
and you kept bleeding whole night
drawing the silhouettes of her shade
on the walls

How many angels have you pushed down of the stairs
how many elephants have you stolen in the fair
how many stars have you hidden from the eyes
of lusty scientists – tell me lies

How many clouds have shaded your days
how many vampires you’ve scared
and how much love you’ve burnt in the rain
and how much did you care
for her dreams

How many angels have you pushed down of the stairs
how many elephants you’ve seen flying in the air
how many suns have you hidden from the eyes
of lusty scientists – tell me lies

The butterfly dying in your hand’s
singing lullaby, lay down on the sand
and cry