Albatross

With wings spread wide, above the tide He soared amongst the clouds The sea breeze blew and there he flew, The mighty albatross He flew to meet an ancient ship The ice it could not cross Save noble bird, the saviour The mighty albatross The ice began to melt away The path ahead to cross A good luck charm, to bring no harm, The mighty albatross He spent his days among the crew Yet fate is but chaos His days were numbered, very few The mighty albatross For then an ancient mariner An arrow shot across And thus he fell unto the waves, The mighty albatross And as he fell, he cried aloud While flapping in despair What foe is this to go and kill The mighty albatross? Did I you harm, your good luck charm From spirits wild of storms I saved you all, and now I fall The mighty albatross Well hear you this, the curse is his Doom, despair and chaos And though you’ll try, you will not die Said mighty albatross And then the ancient mariner Unsure he won or lost His crewmates stared, for he had snared The mighty albatross The fog and mist began to lift But wind nor rain blew cross For he now wore around his neck The mighty albatross Passed nights and days unsure of life Full of regret, pathos But not enough to bring to life The mighty albatross The sprites who judged the mariner Had learned what he had lost The curse began to fade away Oh mighty albatross He’s learned of life, so full of strife A wiser man is he Through fog he found the light of truth And passed it on to me.