If the sun wants to open its eyes to the moon
I will ask it permission
To climb the ladder to the stars
To the dragon's eyes that shine in the sky
Where the shooting stars fall like glowing tears

If you wanted the clouds to open their eyes to the sea
I would do it for you
Or at least I would try
I would try and I would try
The clouds open up to the sea
And the rain falls to the waves beneath
Spilling its secrets all over the ocean
Like it can't hold back anymore

In the castle there is a lily
That lives in the old stone room
Up near the window and the vine of ivy
It glows in the light and sleeps in the calm
And no matter what happens, the flower stays fresh

I try to hide the castle
I try to hide its fountains and its gardens
I try to hide the pond and the honeysuckle
I try to hide the valley where it lives
Tucked away behind the mountains where no one can see
But it's no use

I am me and I am me
Just like the river flows to the sea
Like the candlelight of the stars falls on the ocean
And the swimming of whales is poetry in motion

I don't know at all where to begin
To trace my steps back around the bend
The turn in the Nile where I fell off the tracks
And Egypt fell like shards of glass

If the sunlight wanted to rest its head in my room
I would let it
I would let the light rest awhile
Its slanting streaks swirling in the golden dust
On a sleepy afternoon in the fall

If the moon wants to apologize to the sea
I will ask it to go a thousand miles
All the way around the earth
So its glow can cover all the waters

I have traveled a thousand miles
Forever ago and yesterday
To almost be back where I started
But with a thousand miles

Who knew the pyramids were made of glass?
That they could fall to the earth and shatter like a cup knocked off the counter
Who knew the Eiffel Tower was made of tears?
Tears and rain that fell from the sky
You can see it when it rains in Paris

As the steps wound down from the stars
My footsteps slowed on the spiral staircase
As I approached the earth and realized I was almost there
This was the ground you could see from the heavens

The wind slowed to listen to the songs of the trees
And I fell asleep on the couch
I wanted to sleep there all day
I wanted to sleep there all year

And still the lily in me slept
Even surrounded by shattered glass
And I loved something more than anything
And it was gone

The songs of the whales filled up the sea
Like so much moonlight shining from beneath
And the valley was quiet in the night
It's a little far away from the sea

Did you float in through my window in the night?
The curtains were open in the breeze
Sunday was quiet in the morning
It was clear and white outside

If the plants want to be childish
I will be childish with them
I never grew up in the first place
And I never will

And I was alone where I wanted to be
Where I always wanted to be
The stars fell into my bloodstream long ago
A long long time ago
My blood is filled with starlight
And I just wanted to be alone
And I just want to be alone