From the quay at the break of dawn
With a net and a song half-drawn
Trading fish for a gleam of green
Emerald hands from the deep unseen
Aquarium eyes, unblinking stare
Glassbound hunger hanging there
Fork and knife in the lantern light
Watching, waiting, through the night
Rod enchanted, the line runs long
Salt-brined lips hum a sailor’s song
Every catch is a fleeting prize
Still I drown in aquarium eyes
Aquarium eyes, unblinking stare
Glassbound hunger hanging there
Fork and knife in the lantern light
Watching, waiting, through the night
Scales of silver, fins of bone
Dragged through depths where the dark has grown
Every haul is a whispered lie
Every gaze is a lullaby
Aquarium eyes, unblinking stare
Glassbound hunger hanging there
Fork and knife in the lantern light
Watching, waiting, through the night
And the tide, it will not rise
Still I see your aquarium eyes