Eiderdown Lyrics - Singles - Sheila Nicholls

It's so calm, I am suspicious without a storm 

Here on my farm, it is harvest and the sun is warm 

And I yearn for upheaval, oscillation of the depths 

The water's calling and there is flood warning in all my steps 

And I am leaving light behind to find an equal in my mind 

To find an equal in my head 

Where all the boys contributed more than tangles in my sheets 

Breakfast shadows in the streets to make it safe 

So I won't drown one more time in eiderdown 

Tiptoe below where it is dark and the walls are cold 

And I see shadow I face my monster while I still feel bold 

He beckons closer with no eyes and with no respect 

He'd overdose her but he's too scared 'cause he hates me 

The emperor defiance in my mind sits on his throne 

With face to be mine presumes I'll serve him beef and wine 

His importance is so divine as I refuse and smile at him 

I feed myself and learn to swim to make it safe 

So I won't drown one more time in eiderdown 

And as the dust begins to clear 

I know it's still taught that you are free 

And I will consume this condition until there's no more division 

'Cause freedom outside of equal conveys 

Let the privilege rule and everything else obeys 

'Cause freedom outside of equal conveys 

Let the privilege rule and everything else obeys 

And I am leaving light behind to find an equal in my mind 

To find an equal in my head 

Where all the boys contributed more than tangles in my sheets 

Breakfast shadows in the streets to make it safe 

So I won't drown one more time in eiderdown