Be Still - Robyn Hitchcock

I wonder what she is thinking

As she’s sitting next to me

Although her eyes are open

And she’s staring at the sea

She’s lost in contemplation

As her hair hangs to the ground

I wonder, is she praying?

Is she making any sound?

Be still

What is swimming through her mind

As she sits alone?

As beautiful as silence

And as quiet as a stone

I wonder where she’s heading

When she goes back into town

Who does she relate to

When she puts her money down

Be still, let the darkness fall upon you

Be still, be still, let the darkness fall upon you

Be still, be still, let the darkness fall upon you

Her eyes are dark as berries

And her skin is a charcoal brown

She gazes into the future

And to where the sun goes down

To where the night is falling

On a lover or a friend

Somebody’s beginning

Is just someone else’s end

Be still, let the darkness fall upon you

Be still, be still, let the darkness fall upon you

Be still, be still, let the darkness fall upon you