shipwrecked

In which I fall in love with an absolute stranger

she said she was shipwrecked here and didn't know how long she'd stay
i said 'i've been waiting here seven long years, and that's okay'
i've counted the seconds and minutes on my callused fingers
and i know how things go when hope no longer lingers

so in the grass i held her close and warmly she held me tight
i explored her eyes so quiet in autumn's morning-soft light
whispering back and forth about young love and the skies above
and i kissed her slowly, to taste what dreams are made of

like a rusted god beneath the sea i've waited patiently
for her to come across the horizon, shining so brightly
i don't know what's round the bend but it doesnt really matter
as long as she's there to make my silence shatter