Natalie Merchant - Narcissus (Lyric Video)

Natalie Merchant's "Narcissus" from her album 'Keep Your Courage,' out now on Nonesuch Records: nataliemerchant.lnk.to/KeepYourCourage

NARCISSUS
(music & words by Natalie Merchant)

Made me love you, made me love you,
you made me feel the way I do without you now,
bewitched my mind, took possession of my very soul, enchanted me.

I was drawn to you like those ships of fools that had come before,
drawn by your haunting voice but never, never reached the shore.

Made love you, made me love you,
you made me feel the way I do without you now.
Convinced that I was your reflection,
poor Narcissus aching for perfect love.

I went blindly through the fire for you, I burned it all,
made ashes of everything that I’d ever seen and ever known.

I'm nothing but living, breathing flesh and blood,
alive, can you feel me?

I'm nothing but clear and empty sky above,
I'm light, can you see me?

Look how I’m fading away.
Look, how you've wasted away.
Let me take you home.

I was drawn to you like those ships of fools that had come before,
drawn by your haunting voice but never, never reached the shore.

I'm nothing but living, breathing flesh and blood,
alive, can you feel me?

I'm nothing but the clear and empty sky above,
I'm light, can you see me?

I'm cursed repeating words have no sense or meaning,
lies, can you hear me?

Look, how you’re wasting away.
Look how I’m fading away!
Look how I’m fading away!

Let me take you home.
Will you let me take you home?
Will you let me take you?

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