The Unconscious Shore

"The Unconscious Shore"

lyrics by
John Arthur Beaman

Once, a man dared swim from shore.
Stumbling through the waves of sleep,
He swam where men had swam before,
But soon the cove became the deep.
Countless leagues from shore and bay,
Below in countless fathoms he
Swore his tears were washed away,
Mingled in the ceaseless sea.

O, immortality of mine,
Near the tranquil seas of wine
The spirits I did battle with on the unconscious shore!
And on such sands of maiden myth
Where messages in bottles drift,
The demons I do battle with and mysteries explore.

It matters not where I should gaze
Nor where my head should turn
Watching these transient days
Into tomorrows burn.
For every spot my eyes gain sight
A vision of despair
Encircles every Catholic rite.
Death is everywhere!

O, immortality of mine,
Near the tranquil seas of wine
The spirits I did battle with on the unconscious shore!
And on such sands of maiden myth
Where messages in bottles drift,
The demons I do battle with and mysteries explore.

I am the most forgotten thing.
I am a dream that dared
To breach the consciousness of being
As if the sleeping cared.
O, I am but the dream forgot,
The faded mist of muse.
I am nothing. I am naught.
I am what others lose.

O, immortality of mine,
Near the tranquil seas of wine
The spirits I did battle with on the unconscious shore!
And on such sands of maiden myth
Where messages in bottles drift,
The demons I do battle with and mysteries explore.

featuring
Things Without Remedy

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