Emerald Loom (Take One)

Love is so harmless That even a bug in the ground Won't let you down Once you have found the key To unlock some mystery That lives behind A river in the new school yard You see, a river is just a dream And conscience is such a big word indeed Trickling into the cellar door Are the echoes of timely drops of rain Imaginary planes that became balloons A little too soon Sidewalks have no ends But there's a pretend road In the street Where everyone you meet Gathers to find Breadcrumbs That lead into the wood Won't you come lay with me? There is no such thing as being too much in love Flowers bloom from our bed of happiness Here we are and all my love to you Come gather here, little ones I shall tell you a story To usher you off into the night Your parents are very busy Preparing for the day ahead Tomorrow they will have to work While you are out, and off Playing at school My story is called Emerald Loom Its place and time are uncertain But what is known Is that the boy, and the girl Were very much in love However, there was a darkness in the night Oh, my child, don't worry Everything will be alright For it's just a story And even ones that frighten you a bit Cannot hurt you A long time ago, in a city far away Or perhaps in your very own backyard Two children escaped to the grassy fields There they saw all kinds of wonderful and marvelous things So many things in fact That they believed they could grow wings Have you ever wondered why children don't have wings? It's because they do I have something to share with you This is my Emerald Loom It spins the most beautiful threads Caught from the highest tree So much higher than you or than me When I was a child I went climbing in this tree That's something that only older children can do So, listen to your parents When they tell you to come down Mum and Pa know best Don't you ever forget that Some other children were on the ground Playing mean tricks, as such children always do They don't know and they don't have a clue What the Emerald Loom can do So, there I was, high in the tree While the others were down there laughing at me I found a hole inside the tree And an angel stared right back at me We were both so very confused Because angels don't know what to do In the darkness gathered all around At the playground In fair Verona is where our scene is set At last! Or did you nearly forget? There were three daughters Most innocent and pure But a cave called to them A cave of darkness and of fear I have been through this cave And can assure you that no harm will come From a little midnight stroll Down into the old one Images will project The mirrors shall reflect Your mind's troubled by everything it sees But just like life itself, this is only a dream Our future selves resemble us But we are not like them In fact, we don't even exist at all Call it a magic trick Call it what you will Something haunts me still after all these years And that is how I know That one day I will die Because my face was only a mask A Clevenger disguise Juliet, where are you now? I know you're here But I can't see you Come out of the woodwork Surely you recognize me Surely your eyes can see And your heart remains so true I love you I always have and I always will Sweet Lily, I miss you Come find me I'll always be waiting for you... When I was a boy, a little girl gave me a box Crimson and pearl She, did not have golden locks Like yours Guinevere Can't you hear me calling to you now? Just listen to the song Do you remember when I wrote it for you? Whatcha gonna do, right? Times have changed You're with someone I am too And my heart shall always remain In those golden days and nights But there is something I have to say to you I love another too She's a dragon She's a clover And my heart grows stronger with her near I fear, that in fact I was mistaken Her name is Rosaline Silence is all I can say For why does the heart betray The truth of me and you? There's nothing we can do Silence, my love My heart remains true You know I'll always be true Parting doth make such sweet sorrow... I don't know what to say The emerald loom It's just an experience For me and you The audience Full of all kinds Stay tuned For what come next Is all that I can do Time is running out I don't want to have to go Can you take me to the show? How can I be found when I don't know up from down? Deep in this rabbit hole In Tulgey Wood You may not understand But your parents would And someday you will too The magnificence and wonder Everything, is to be discovered Innocent, and true Don't be fooled by the disguises I believe in you