i've been building black ships 
in the arms of a man i'd forgotten 
he rings the bell he's holding 
he's ringing in the changes 
only we are left 
maybe it's our january heads 
if only we could cast off all our limbs 
then we would learn to start again 
apart from every thing 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 
hour after hour 
saw you build the ship 
tangle them in branches 
but i can't feel my hands anymore 
and i've been building black ships 
all that i've seen i've forgotten 
the heart's curtain lifts 
the metal shakes itself 
where are you now