S.J.Tucker - Girl In The Garden

It's clear as tattoos on your eyes
A story not heard in the bright palace light
Can only be told as a secret of night
The girl in the garden and I

From a knife to a lantern and back, back again
She closes her eyes and weaves wonders
They hang in the air, hold my breath like a hunter
The girl in the garden and I

The stars in their courses will run
And bring their hearts earthward to hear her
The boughs of the fruit trees bend nearer
To the girl in the garden

The fear holds us both in its hand
With every tale on my ear, it comes nearer the shore
We both dread the day when the words fall away
And a demon will judge her
Then I fear that my dear will be gone
Shed a tear for the girl in the garden
For all of her years in the garden
The girl in the garden and I