Voices From the Deep

We once walked along together, In the morning, by the sea. Two young hearts rejoicing sweetly, Hearts as happy as could be. She began to hear strange voices Speaking words I could not hear. Voices from her inner sanctum-- Words not meant for human ear. Soon her mind began to hearken To the voices from within, And a heart that once sang sweetly, Never sang so sweet again. I remember, in September, On a golden, autumn day, My true love was not beside me When I strolled beside the bay. I had searched, but could not find her For our early morning stroll, And my heart was beating slowly-- There was anguish in my soul. Then they brought the tragic tidings; That they'd pulled her from the sea. Unheard voices had seduced her-- And took my very life from me. Phantom voices in the midnight Had aroused her from her sleep, She'd surrendered to their calling, When they beckoned from the deep.