Pieces of Eight

Dancing in the moonlight on the beach by the pier
Waves like white ribbons, the sea black as your hair
You said that a galleon broke up on the shoals
Spilt out its silver, the sailors their souls
I'll see you in hell before I waste another day
Sifting for memories through the silt and the clay

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Then I'll remember another bit
Like the footnotes you put in your thesis
And I try but I can't seem to make it fit
But it's all coming back now in pieces

Like pieces of eight

Lying on the beach with the sky overhead
Stars trace their circles, the meteors their vectors
You said, It's a cloud we pierce every summer
Stars only fall when we sail through their sector
I'll see you in hell before I waste another day
Crossing the sand with my metal detector...

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