Donovan: "Celeste"

here i stand acting
like a silly clown would
i don't know why
would anybody like to try
the changes i'm going through?
a hidden lie would fortify
something that don't exist
but it ain't so bad
i'm just a lad
so many more things to do
i intend to come right through
them all with you

my songs are merely dreams
visiting my mind
we talk a while
by a crooked stile
you're lucky to catch a few
there's no magic wand in a perfumed hand,
it's a pleasure to be true.
in my crystal halls a feather falls
being beautiful just for you
but that might not be quite true
that's up to you

dawn crept in unseen to find me still awake
a strange young girl sang her songs for me
and left before the day was born
that dark princess with saddening jest
she lowered her eyes of woe
and i felt her sigh
i wouldn't like to try
the changes she's going through
but i hope love comes right through
them all with you

--donovan leitch ("celeste")