Lisa Gerrard The Serpent & The Dove Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Once there was a secret union
A serpent and a dove
Enchanted by their beauty
They found a perfect love
Although the garden was lost to them
They sought a purity
They're shown by the sunlight
A gate into the sea
A home there to be
[Verse 2]
There they lived beyond all reason
Acquainted by their dreams
But one in true affection
Their souls would be redeemed
The dolphin song
Fell sweetly on their ears
In sacred tears
They called for our saviour
To cast away their fears
They prayed there for years

[Verse 3]
Once there was a sacred union
A dolphin and a whale
The purity within them
No other could avail
The song incited a peace
Within their frail and gentle ways They softly embraced us
And sought the souls of sails
They praised us in vain

[Verse 4]
Once there was a magic union
A beetle and a frog
Their songs were so enchanted
They mystified the fog
Although their singing
Was not the sweetest sound
They called the morning
And bore up a guardianship
Of those unborn and sworn-in
Transcending dreams
[Verse 5]
There was a frightening union
A sailor and a gun
They sought to seize them
And murdered just for fun
All their laughter
Bore tears to those afraid
They slayed, and dared
That others would seize them
And leave them cold and scared
They wasted
And murdered
They wasted
And orphaned