She Waits By The Sea

from 3 Penny Opera Reunion Show by 3 Penny Opera

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Wrapped up in her elegance
She watches the tide
she abandons her innocence
the unwidowed bride
and she prays for another
as she watches alone
and the lover she waits for
will never come home

will he ever be found
abandoned and helpless
a ship run aground

she shuts her eyes and pretends not to see
the world continually spinning
and i like to think that she daydreams of me
while she waits by the sea

the sun in her eyes the wind in her hair
the ocean her love waves breaking above
she bears herself when there's nobody there
the water laughs with the dreamer

but dreams are a luxury
she could never afford
and love is a weapon
a double edged sword

and the blood that it spills
is never enough
for the people it kills

and she measures the cost
all she lived for is lost
and she curses the god that made their fates cross

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from 3 Penny Opera Reunion Show, released December 31, 2016

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3 Penny Opera Austin, Texas

3 Penny Opera flourished in the late 1990s.

"Arlo Guthrie meets Smashing Pumpkins"
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"ten pieces [is] hard to resist, an impressive debut" - CitySearch

"Thoughtful lyrics [that] evoke a different emotion with each song...an album not to pass up on your next trip to the CD store" - Insite Magazine ... more

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