If Love Exists/Carry Me Ashore
(Jazz ballad)
Caught between the devil
and the deep-blue sea
how did I come to be
so far from shore?
I’m caught between the devil
and the deep-blue sea
my mind’s attacking me
where is the shore?
How can I find my way
without the light of day
I am drowning
with every breath I take
My eyes are blind
my ears can’t hear
the tide of fear is rising in me
and I’m drowning,
with every breath I take
Caught between illusion
and the deep-blue sea
I cannot find my way—in the dark
I’m caught between the maya
and my own delusion
my ears can’t hear, my eyes can’t see—
it’s very dark
Where is Reality?
is there any hope for me?
will someone, somewhere, heed my call?
If Love exists—
let it find me
and carry me ashore
before my Light goes out forevermore
Caught between the devil
and the deep-blue sea
who’s there to rescue me
this far from shore?
I’m caught between the devil
and the deep-blue sea
how did I come to be
so far from shore?
I just went for a swim
in the calm, blue ocean
when suddenly
up came a storm
And next I knew
there I was—
drowning in emotion
my mind—a turbulent storm
Where is Reality?
is there any hope for me?
will someone, somewhere, heed my call?
If Love exists
let it find me
and carry me ashore
else this Light will be extinguished
and this Life will be no more
If Love exists—
let it carry me ashore