MIRANDA AND THE TEMPEST
from "The Fool" 2005

You’re a Goddess like the girl by the sea
Singing my name and tempting me
To row a little closer to the rocks
But my rowing boat does not contend with the waves that you’re making
Tell me who do you save when you [beg] me a [slave]

I cannot deny you
Even though I tried
I cannot survive you
Again you call me to die

Can I…
Can I…
Can I… [bad word] you?

Can I…
Can I…
Can I…
Love you?

You’re twisted like a tree
That grows through the ground that I am
But I cannot contain the way
You’re spread through, sucking the life from me
Shaping what I could see
Oh, it is telling me
What I will never ever be

I cannot deny you
Even though I tried
I cannot survive you
Again you call me to die

Can I…
Can I…
Can I… [bad word] you?

Can I…
Can I…
Can I…
Love you?

Can I…
Can I…
Can I… [bad word] you?

Can I…
Can I…
Can I…
Love you?

Won’t you please
Set me free
I cannot deny you
Even though I tried
I cannot survive you
Again you call me to die

Can I…
Can I…
Can I… [bad word] you?

Can I…
Can I…
Can I…
Love you?

Can I…
Can I…
Can I… [bad word] you?

Can I…
Can I…
Can I…
Love you?