We searched all night Through the spider lily and cherokee rose Those flowers of death and flowers of hope On the same dirt that they grow And you pointed out The sword of Perseus up in the north And I sang of Carina's southernly course And how they aim for us both It was silent at midnight Except for our steps Out of time You knew I's ahead then I knew I was Just a beat behind And then we heard The low groan Across the hill Where the tide Holds sway Even still As dawn approached We leaned on the other like they were a crutch Stumbling down through coyote brush As the coast came into view The sound of the waves Was thunder and violence, it rang in my head But I didn't feel frightened, no I felt instead A little nearer to you The first hit of sun came Right as our feet Hit the sand We stepped to the water I held like a vise To your hand And so we stood In the churning Of the sea And we were ready For whatever We'd receive