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VELVET HAND

Tell me all about you... why the ship sailed on without you
Did they find the strength to doubt you
Iron fist in iron glove
Didn't anybody teach you... did the message never reach you
Did you never hear them cry out velvet hand for those you love

Was your navigation sounder... did you think your world was rounder
Did they cut you loose to founder... let you break upon the reef
Did you waste your bravery calling... for someone to stop you falling
Did the sails wrap all around you as you drowned yourself in grief

Were the saved and grateful watching... did you find their pity touching
Were the straws that you were clutching... moving further out of reach
Did the seabirds hear you crying... did they know that you were dying
Could you see as they were flying in... to find you on the beach

Tell me all about you... why the ship sailed on without you
Did they find the strength to doubt you
Iron fist in iron glove
Didn't anybody teach you... did the message never reach you
Did you never hear them cry out velvet hand for those you love
Velvet hand for those you love
Velvet hand for those you love