Floating in the Water (Virgo Power)

sweeter than well water
gentle was your name
stronger than the men who tried to put you down;
they could not get you down

chorus:
you put his head on a platter
you put his head on a plate
and when your world was all shattered
you left it all in your paint

your necklace of thorns
hung with a dead bird
hair floating in the water, you lived dying
but they could not keep you down

CHORUS

BRIDGE:
a deer pierced by arrows
twins entwined by blood and fate
a mirror shows your shadow to you
hope it’s not too late (x2)

CHORUS, repeat last line x3

*credits:
R. Brookes McKenzie: vocals, engineering, mixing
E. Niveous Rayside: guitar, S-Drum pedal*
SpoilerMy song is about Artemisia Gentileschi and Frida Kahlo. Both of them suffered terribly, Artemisia due to being raped at age 18 and Frida due to being impaled by a bus handrail at the same age. But they both persevered and went on to become great artists, though they became better known and their genius truly recognized after their deaths. The "head on a platter" refers to Artemisia's famous painting of Salome holding the head of John the Baptist on a plate. The first verse is about Artemisia and the second about Frida, the necklace of thorns with the bird is from her painting, "Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird". The hair floating in the water references a different painting, "What The Water Gave Me".