Watering Mouth

by Gawain and The Green Knight

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I am a siren
I tried to eat Odysseus
Some nights I still wake with a watering mouth
I am a siren
I tried to eat Odysseus
Some nights I still wake with a watering mouth

I’ve had my fill of strong men, wise men, women
Oh! The last it’s true tastes sweetest
But all my sisters can attest
Sisters, tell ‘em that the best
Are the ones you didn’t get the chance to eat yet

And I almost had you
Didn’t I almost have you
I swear your brown eyes said, “My darling, eat me.”

And I could have had you
Could I have had you
Against my brain, I beat the thought
Like I wave upon the rocks
Like a wave upon the rocks

I am a siren
I tried to eat Odysseus
Some nights I still wake with a watering mouth
I am a siren
I tried to eat Odysseus
Some nights I still wake with a watering mouth

You stood lashed to the mast
Held fast
Sailed past
Your shadow crossed my face
And now I hunger for your sunburned flesh
The gray mesh of your human mind
If I could turn back time
You’d be mine

(The sea is green, green, green
The sea is green like my eyes
The sea is cold, cold, cold
The sea is cold like my heart

I am your siren
Where are you, my love?)

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released December 7, 2019
Watering Mouth" was recorded at Dr. Richard's Audio Remedies in Brooklyn, NY.

Written by Alexia Antoniou
Arranged by Mike O'Malley
Engineered by Nick Rapley
Mastered by Jesse Cannon

Alexia Antoniou - Guitar, Vocals
Mike O'Malley - Bouzouki
Sam Weber - Bass
Nick Rapley - Percussion
Jeremy Aaron - Violin
Lenna Pierce - Cello
Silvana Carranza - Vocals
Savannah Jones - Vocals

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Gawain and The Green Knight Brooklyn, New York

Music for falling in love with the ghost in your attic.

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