a holy ghost hangs in our trees a cool eye watching over these and every perfect crooked thing while every crooked dream imagines that it walks between straight arrow days great water lies between us im bending at the knee great water lies between us great water gives my face right back to me words may all escape me now and any song they do allow will pull the blinds and push me to the floor there are lost among the found who follow at the hollow sound of every shoe outside the door great water lies between us a vain and reckless sea great water lies between us great water lies but wont lay down with me the tongues have been cut from the bells lest they swing out loud and tell how still we hide away shadows whisper by like brooms skirting halls to basement rooms they hunker low waiting out the day great water lies between us great water moves below great water lies between us great water begs we both arise and go measured up against the air everythings beyond compare weve never been what we are right now before our victories are unconfirmed beyond the pale of what weve learned but our empty hands are open as a door great water lies between us the way it knows to do great water lies between us great water begs i walk across to you