Estuary of Dreams

Lyrics for Estuary of Dreams

A hatchling for slaughter A lamb for the altar of industry's rituals of luxury I took you, I fed you raised in the dark and the mildew A basement estuary The world turns you've grown now Slipped through my hands and out To the channel that runs through the town The crocodile came to my bed again and said "what have you done?" and what could I do A death roll claiming the lives of the dignitaries wives and the children disguised by the reeds Oh rose of exile Campsie crocodile Stranded it's all for naught One for all You for me River weeps Liars creep Factories leak And he's the last of the swimmers Rolling in cyanide River weeps Liars creep Factories leak And you're just hunters of lost pride Idiot boys playing playing playing The crocodile came to my bed again and spoke but no words came out A stillness fell like the night on the channel that pines for your company The only ripples from wind Oh rose of exile Campsie crocodile Stranded it's all for naught One for all And you for me Side by side in the canal Through the cries of hunting parties I love you I love you