She Rises Like the Dolphin

She rises like the dolphin, with the sea wind in her eyes
The sunlight casting shadows, like a painter's paradise
Her hair fans out around her, floating like a crown
She plays on the water, lets it pull her down

Sometimes she swims in moonlight with the stars high above
The night sounds of the water speaking soft of love
Her skin turns to velvet as she feels the waters glide
She loses all her boundaries on this magic carpet ride

You see ripples on the water and watch the shadows dance
Then she's diving down and you're looking through a glass
Like a one way mirror, her reflection's far below
Where she was, she isn't now
That's all you really know

Two swimmers in the water, one of silver, one of gold
One below the surface, one reaching for a hole. One floating freely, one tryin' not to drown
A dreamer with two faces, a dolphin and a clown

If you think you'll hold her in a shallow pool, catch her in a waterfall, you're thinking like a fool
She'll strike up the horizon, like a ship out to sea
Leaving just illusions that look like memories

She wears the water like a mask, a brand new suit of gold
A player on the stage, an actress no one knows. She rolls and tumbles, falling like a clown
A swimmer in the water that flies to higher grounds