Isis
Suliman the trader was counting out his gold As the last rays of the sun came down the Nile He counted in feluccas weary from the day Until a caller kept him for a while She raised her eyes and held him underneath her spell Wisdom on her tongue and truth to tell
Isis is my name he heard her say, and I've been here forever and a day
And in your arms I'll leave a heart of gold And silver secrets roll from my lips to your desires And in your eyes you'll see a part of me you never knew could be Until I set you free, if only for a while, if only for a while
The coffers all lie empty, home only to the wind The coins lie buried deep within the silt He raised his eyes beheld her with wings around the sun Wisdom on her rays and truth to come
Isis is my name he heard her say, and I've been here forever and a day
And in your arms I'll leave a heart of gold And silver secrets roll from my lips to your desires And in your eyes you'll see a part of me you never knew could be Until I set you free, if only for a while, if only for a while
Isis is my name he heard her say, and I've been here forever and a day
And in your arms I'll leave a heart of gold And silver secrets roll from my lips to your desires And in your eyes you'll see a part of me you never knew could be Until I set you free, if only for a while
She rides the sky on her wings of fire, she rides...
CREDITS
• SUSAN RAVEN : vocals, 12-string acoustic guitars • MARTIN LISTER : drum programming, keyboards • SIMON EDWARDS : bass • LIAM GENOCKEY : percussion • ROBIN JEFFREY : tambour, oud • BRIAN GULLAND : flute • ROBERT WHITE : ney