Oh, young love of mine
She sleeps beneath the brine
And oh the sound, the tick
The weighty click of her heart against my spineNow the dark is nigh
And she lays here at my side
But like a steady squall
Her arms they fall and her legs, they grasp me tightOh, young love, young dear
Why have you taken me in your fall?
All of my love, all of my life
Given to you, sacrificedOh, my waking world
I leave you for a girl
Cast away into this blight
Swimming blindly through the night
Now my heart is bound
Like a plague upon this sound
And oh, it slips away, such soft decay
Then it growsOh, young love, young dear
Why have you taken me from the fall?
All of my love, and all of my life
Given to you, sacrificedStay clear of the wreckage
She goes down, down, downAnd she burns like the sun
And it all falls away
Take your time and I'll take mine here today
But it cuts like a knife
And we're bound here as the night, it breaks away
And it all goes downOh, the sun!
Oh, young love, young dear
Why have you shaken me from the fall?
All of my life, all of my days
Given to you, cast awayHere's to the war
Here's to the night
All of my love, sacrificedSoft and kind
Cold as ice
Hold yourself beneath the brineSmooth as wine
Black as night
Hold yourself beneath the brine