Underwater Woman - They Might Be Giants

Un-derwater woman

Un-derwater lady

No one on the shore will ever know what’s in her heart

Fiercely alive

Will to survive

Able to thrive on her own

Self contained

Properly trained

Hydroponically grown

Un-derwater woman

Breathing underwater

Brushing her hair

Eating a pear

No one can tell when she cries

Away, Away, Away

She scans the ocean floor

With ultrasonic blips

Nothing but rocks and sand and the broken wrecks of ships

Un-derwater woman

Un-derwater lady

No one on the shore will ever know what’s in her heart

Laughing uncontrollably

Who’s she talking to

Holding up the shell like it’s a telephone

Frantically digging through a file of old papers

Intently staring at a photograph

Un-derwater woman

Breathing underwater

Brushing her hair

Eating a pear

No one can tell when she cries

Away, Away, Away