rescue annie

they found her body in the water

floating face down in the river

the one who found her called the doctor

or so they say

not a scratch

she wasn't bleeding

sixteen years old

died a virgin

unlucky lover

she did herself in

or so they say

rescue annie from the river

with every kiss she is delivered

from the depths and we forgive her

for falling in

they say the doctor could have saved her

if he'd come a little sooner

it broke his heart to know he'd lost her

to the world

and though he couldn't rescue annie

he resolved to tell her story

he used her face to make a body

to teach the world

rescue annie from the river

with every kiss she is delivered

from the depths and we forgive her

for falling in

in darkened storage rooms of hospitals

across the world she waits

for the missing kiss that damned her to her fate

annie sinks down to the bottom

the one who spurned her is forgotten

while she is cherished by a million pairs of lips

rescue annie from the river

help her breathe

try to forgive her

press her chest

always remember

that in her heart we find our harbour

and every year

come early summer

he lingers down there by the river

rescue annie from the river

in life

her lonely lips were never

loved; in death

caressed forever

we all fell in