The Fountain of Salmacis (Live at The Summit, Houston, 22nd October 1978)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] From a dense forest of tall, dark, pinewood Mount Ida rises like an island Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child Hermaphroditus, son of Gods Afraid of their love, ooh [Verse 2] As the dawn creeps up the sky The hunter caught sight of a doe In desire for, ooh, conquest He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before [Chorus] "Where are you my father Give wisdom to your son" [Verse 3] And as his strength began to fail He saw a shimmering lake A shadow on the dark green depths Disturbed a strange tranquillity [Chorus] "The waters are disturbed Some creature has been stirred" [Verse 4] As he rushed to quench his thirst A fountain spring appeared before him And as his heated breath brushed through the cool mist A liquid voice called, "Son of Gods Drink from my spring", ooh [Verse 5] The water tasted strangely sweet Behind him the voice called again He turned and saw her, in a cloak of mist alone And as he did, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake [Chorus] "We shall be one We shall be joined as one" [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] "Away from me cold-blooded woman Your thirst is not mine" "Nothing will cause us to part Hear me, o Gods" Unearthly calm descended from the sky Ohh And then their flesh and bones were strangely merged Forever to be joined as one [Instrumental Break] [Verse 6] The creature crawled into the lake A fading voice was heard "And I beg, yes I beg, that all who touch this spring May share my fate" [Chorus] "We are the one We are the one" [Outro] Both had given everything they had Ohh A lover's dream had been fulfilled at last Forever last beneath the lake