Black Ships Lyrics

i've been building black ships
in the arms of a man i'd forgotten
he rings a bell he's holding
he's ringing in the changes
only we are left
maybe it's our january hats
if only we could cast off all our limbs
then we will learn to start again
apart from everything we once knew

you as if you could be
dancing like a tiger
a tiger with such timing
and me

a flower in a frenzy
and hour after hour
i saw you build the ships and
tangle them in branches
but i can't feel my hands anymore
i've been building black ships
i've been building black ships
and all that i have seen
i've forgotten

the heart's curtain lifts
the metal shakes itself
where are you now
the heart's curtain lifts
the metal shakes itself
where are you now

the heart's curtain lifts
the metal shakes itself
where are you now

the heart's curtain lifts
the metal shakes itself
where are you now