"Black Opal" - 2009 Once there was a secret union A serpent and a dove Enchanted by their beauty They found a perfect love Although the garden was lost to them They sought a purity They're shown by the sunlight A gate into the sea A home there to be There they lived beyond all reason Acquainted by their dreams But one in true affection Their souls would be redeemed The dolphin song Fell sweetly on their ears In sacred tears They called for our saviour To cast away their fears They prayed there for years Once there was a sacred union A dolphin and a whale The purity within them No other could avail The song incited a peace Within their frail and gentle ways They softly embraced us And sought the souls of sails They praised us in vain Once there was a magic union A beetle and a frog Their songs were so enchanted They mystified the fog Although their singing Was not the sweetest sound They called the morning And bore up a guardianship On those unborn Hence, warning Transcending dreams There was a frightening union A sailor and a gun ? And murdered just for fun All their laughter Bore tears to those afraid They slayed, and dared That others would seize them And leave them cold and scared They wasted And murdered They wasted And orphaned - Lisa Gerrard -