South Lake - Bella Hardy

Lyrics by：Bella Hardy

Composed by：Bella Hardy

Arranged by：Paul Savage

Between the heavens and the land

The whole world captured in this shining shaking skin

A temple tall as it is deep

A thin and shifting double take

Nan Hu South Lake

The sun from stormy skies has rolled

To turn the grey to gold

Mountain circle hold me here

I tunnelled through and I found

White clouds in muddy water

Between red flowers and concrete pathways

People rush through muggy days

While all around the whole scene plays again

We are pond skaters

We are boatmen crossing to and fro

We are the watchful eyes who stretch our wings

And drop and soar into this complicated and messy world below

Oh to tumble in and down

Oh to tumble in and drown

Among white clouds in muddy water

Between each tree white painted waist to root

I sit with arms bare and rippled

As the breeze upon the shallows

And folded seed pods large as lemon

Hang down from these unknown trees

In unknown lands with unknown words

It's leaves dance and sing out twice to me

Once above and once below

Once in sunlight once in shadow

White clouds in muddy water

Oh to tumble in and down

Oh to tumble in and drown

Among white clouds in muddy water