Spellbound Judy Collins

Windy day in Honolulu
Looking out beyond the hills
Memories and times of heartache
Leis of lilies, daffodils

Here I lighted like a bird
Upon the bright blue water's shore
With my hope and with my nightmares
Praying I could swim and soar

Dark dreams, haunted sunlit days
While I drank down rum and hope
Burning dreams and crimson lovers
Dancing on a thin tightrope
Spellbound, spellbound, spellbound

Birds of paradise were walking
As though they were angels’ songs
Bright wings flew along the beaches
In their shimmering sarongs

And I thought when I would see them
So content and so serene
How could I find that surrender?
I could fly but I would scream