Carcosa

© 1996 Sharon A. Shroom.
Music by Sharon A. Shroom, Goddess.
Lyrics by Robert W. Chambers (public domain),
with amplifications by Sharon A. Shroom, Goddess.

Along the shore the cloud waves break,
The twin suns sink behind the lake,
The shadows lengthen
            In Carcosa.

Strange is the night where black stars rise,
And strange moons circle through the skies,
But stranger still is
            Lost Carcosa.
            In Lost Carcosa...

Instrumental Bridge.

(Spoken  two times over bridge)

Along the lake, the cloud waves break,
The black stars rise, circle through the skies,
The Hyades sing, the tatters of the King,
Moi's voice is dead, with tears unshed.

In Lost Carcosa...
In Lost Carcosa...

Songs that the Hyades shall sing,
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Must die unheard in
            Dim Carcosa.
            In Dim Carcosa...

Song of my soul, my voice is dead,
Die though, unsung, as tears unshed
Shall dry and die in
            Lost Carcosa.
            In Lost Carcosa...

Along the shore the cloud waves break,
The twin suns sink behind the lake,
The shadows lengthen
            In Carcosa.
            In Lost Carcosa...

(Spoken three times)

Along the lake, the cloud waves break,
The black stars rise, circle through the skies,
The Hyades sing, the tatters of the King,
My voice is dead, with tears unshed.

Along the lake, the cloud waves break,
The black stars rise, circle through the skies,
The Hyades sing, the tatters of the King...