house of valparaiso

dialing in a forgotten voice

coming in like waves rolling off the coast

sweeping through illegal ports

rising from the depths falling off the tongue

ships drifting out of tune

coming in like waves rolling off the coast

many

many more

sculpting the shoreline

etching the harbor and the people

who've stayed afloat

coming in like waves rolling off the coast

dialing in a forgotten voice

rising from the depths falling off the tongue

sweeping through illegal ports

coming in like waves rolling off the coast

ships drifting out of tune

can't stop the waves coming like a ghost

is that your shape

in the foam of the sea

after all these years

coming home to me

la chascona

hearts to ocean

vows unbroken

lying in the bath fully clothed

ready for the ocean's wake

the tears won't wash away

what her eyes can't erase

not safe to say in her native tongue

a radio voice drowning out

the general's song lingering on

a raft made of books from a driftwood house

returns to the waves