Escape Into Fantasy: a Collaboration

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A collaboration with Danny Turner ~ an escape into fantasy. Thank you for inviting me into your underwater realm. Little did you know I'd discovered it years ago, and I'm happy to have shared this with you. The crowd was closing in Water was up to my chin I needed to get away So my mind went on holiday There's a special place I go To make the world go slow A place where it's nice and quiet You see, fish don't cause riots Here at the bottom of the sea I'm resting so peacefully No noise, away from the panic Where up there is so volcanic I've come here many times To live among the mimes I don't invade their space They welcome a friendly face Down here there's no sunlight But the darkness is really bright The truth appears more clearly And I treasure it so dearly. I welcome you, male human I'm sorry you've been fumin' Rest easy with us in the sea Where we try to live in harmony. If it's solitude that you crave I will show you to an empty cave It was used many years ago by ones like you I came to know. There is a pocket that fills with air so you'll never have to leave the lair. Please stay as long as you wish. You'll not be bothered by angry fish. If you decide the darkness is cold I'll line your cave with pirate's gold. I keep it polished for times like this when a human finds his life amiss. I chose the sea, it's friendlier here Unlike above, there's much to fear. There were others before you came. I chose to stay. Alayna is my name. Daniel Turner and Lin Lane