You came with salt upon your skin
A mortal man, but made of sin
I touched your lips, melted in your eyes
And gods began to fear my will...

He sang with wolves, he danced through rain
A mortal soul with lion's grace
I touched his hand, forgot my name
The moon grew shy upon my face

(I never knew a man like you)

But love, it is a secret war
A temple burning on the shore
And gods will lie, and brothers scheme
To drown a woman's silver dream

My brother's voice, so calm, so cold:
"See that dark spot in the gold?
A beast adrift, the sea's last breath
Strike now, dear sister - aim for death."

I drew my bow with grace and pride
The tide pulled back, the winds all cried
I struck him true - my aim was art
It shattered my immortal heart...

His name was carved into my heart
Orion...
Still, I whisper in the night...

Love, it is a thread of flame
It sings, it breaks, it knows no shame
And grief will wear a crown of thorns
When mercy comes to take me home

I was the moon, he was the tide
He swam too far from the safety of pride
A dot in the sea, just a shimmer, a lie
I drew my bow, and watched him die

Orion, love, you drown in black
I ache to call the arrow back

I made you stars from broken bone
I wrote your name in blood and stone
I've made magic from a broken man
I painted you with bloody hand...

Now i walk the sky alone
I placed him high, where no one's gone
A hunter born in quantum dust
I keep your name inside my soul

Love... it burns, and still it glows
I keep your memory alive
And every night i aim above
To kiss Orion.
To sing of love.

(A woman crowned by what she lost)