Lullaby - Shayfer James

Mother, there’s a memory

That recently returned to me

You took me to the river

You taught me how to swim

And when my legs grew tired

You sang to me a lullaby

To help me catch my breath

How did it go again?

«The moon is new

The water’s dark

The sun has died

But I am here

My darling dear

Come sit by mother’s side

The stars are black

The air is still

The sky is wide

But I am here

My darling dear

Don’t worry, dry your eys.»

Mother, it occurred to me

Th lesson of this memory

To swim against the current

I never learned to float

Mother, oh this tragedy

My life has made a mess of me

With all this wasted energy

I could’ve built a boat

«The moon is new

The water’s dark

The sun has died

But I am here

My darling dear

Come sit by mother’s side

The stars are black

The air is still

The sky is wide

But I am here

My darling dear

Don’t worry, dry your eyes.»

Mother, all my life you taught me

People can’t be trusted

And we have to fight to stay alive

We’ll always be the enemy

Oh, eye for eye and limb for limb

The blood that I’ve been swimming in

Oh, mother, I’ve grown tired of this

Mother, I’ve grown tired of this

There’s beauty and there’s empathy

Some people might’ve cared for me

I hid my heart and stayed inside

Instead of moving with the tide

Oh, mother, I’ve grown tired of this

Mother, I’ve grown tired of this

Mother, I’ve grown tired of this

Mother, I’ve grown tired of this

Grown tired of this

«The moon is new

The water’s dark

The sun has died

But I am here

My darling dear

Come sit by mother’s side

The stars are black

The air is still

The sky is wide

But I am here

My darling dear

Don’t worry, dry your eyes.»