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Flags, rags, ferryboats, scimitars and scarves
every precious dream and vision underneath the stars
You climbed on the ladder
with the wind in your sails
you came like a comet
blazing your trail
too high, too far, too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!

— Mike Scott This Is the Sea (1985)

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I'm gonna look twice at you
until I see the Christ in you when I'm lookin through the eyes of love..

Universal Hall (2003)

He's like a man you'd meet any place
until you recognize that ancient Face
The Great God Pan is alive!

Dream Harder (1993)

I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
that it may be born again on another world.

Universal Hall (2003)

How long will I love you?
As long as stars are above you
And longer if I can

Room to Roam (1990)

You are an eternal being of love
you are the light of the world.

Universal Hall (2003)

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