to the princess of lies
from the queen of the mermaids

i saw you - i was cast at sea;
believed you when you said to be,
let my ears unstop and strained
to hear your call above the waves -
swam to lie upon your shore
and like a fool i offered more,
i started to unravel all the chains
that crowned me queen.

but you were always
the princess of lies;
i don't criticize,
princess of lies.

did you always wear the crown
each time you said to come to ground
each time you promised me
i wouldn't walk alone this time?
so now i know you really said
that i could come if i would shed
my fins and give you all my pearls
and oceanic dreams.

and you were always
the princess of lies;
i don't criticize,
princess of lies.

i know my scales are not the rage
they won't fit in your human cage
it's true my hair is matted
and my breasts are always bare
i know my thoughts are watery
they taste of salt and misery
but when you said they tasted fine
i started to believe -

and you were always
the princess of lies;
i don't criticize,
princess of lies.

when you said they tasted fine
i thought things might have changed
this time -
but once I started on my song
once again you
proved me wrong -
underwater harmonies
can find no voice
above the sea