Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Luminous Rose lyrics

Oh, the bodies of drowned sailors and dead airmen Flounder upside down beneath the roaring wave And the fishes eat the flesh from off their fingers And the sea is so much deeper than the grave And the pale English stone Stands alone Over me Oh, the bodies rise and falling in slow motion As the flesh gives way to coral and her charms If you listen hard, you'll hear the sea is breathing And she's waiting there to hold you in her arms And the pale English sun Shone Over me Oh, the telegram is lying on the table You left it there, you can't believe it's true God finds you naked and he leaves you dying What happens in between is up to you And the luminous rose Glows Over me Over me