I have seen the full moon rise
Above the shining bay
Illuminating every shadow
Lighting up the darkest gray
I have seen that highest cliff
Where the crying creature stands
Her tears fall from the peak in height
Creating ripples below in the arid sands
I have seen her stare with such longing
At the ocean she once could freely roam
But now she can only see the shadows
Of the waves that used to be her home
I have heard her singing softly
About the sunsets she's seen here
And how the ocean gave her courage
But now she only feels fear
I have seen her close her eyes
As she sings with all her heart and soul
When she says through tears her heart is empty
Yet still she remembers when it was full
I have understood her song
She's saying that she used to be free
But now her body has been captured
Still her heart belongs to the sea
I have grown to know and love her
Although she's never once seen me
So my heart was totally shattered
When she leapt into the stormy sea
I have seen her body wash up
It was bruised and battered; the waves were violent
Her eyes were no longer wet with tears
And it saddened me so to see her silent
I have seen what capture can do
To one who's heart belongs elsewhere
I will make sure her legend lives on
So others will see captive life is unfair
I have seen those peaceful mornings
When I'm walking along the sand of this coast
And I look up to the cliff with her song in my heart
And sometimes I'll see her glowing blue ghost
I have seen the truth in her song
She's saying that she used to be free
But then her body was captured
And now she herself belongs to the sea