i drink in your beauty and i bathe in your words
but that is not enough to satisfy the thirst
the desire the longing to be alone
for that is just the way that evolution goes
a love like water
seeping through my hands
a love like water
beyond my command
i know i shouldnt want you but theres something infectious in a smile
that keeps me wanting safe harbourage to anchor for a while
so i step into the cyclone of a love to plant myself the seed
in the hope it might mature in time to shelter me
from a love like water
seeping through my hands
a love like water
beyond my command
and as i build my home in the middle of the ocean
water mixes with my mortar
bricks they get swept away
taking all my foundations
a love like water
seeping through my hands
a love like water
beyond my command
credits
from Straits of Gibraltar,
released January 1, 2004
Steve Towson - guitar, vocals, piano, bass
Ness Glenn - cello and backing vocals
Andy (Choppa) Peachey - drums
All songs written by Steve Towson
Photos and artwork - Ellen Stapleton
Produced by Steve Towson and Victor Ruggiero
Recorded and mastered at Zero Interference Brisbane Australia by Bryce Moorhead
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