I sailed through a tempest
Lost and tossed upon your shore
Hungry and friendless
I couldn’t have needed you more
You approached and showed your weapons
But then you laid them down
Offered food and shelter
Within the walls of your town

Oh lovely Dido
Oh lovely Dido
Oh lovely Dido
Light the waves that carry me

Ride up the mountain
Lightning strikes and shows a cave
Hailstones and thunder
Forge chains, to love enslaved
Weld a spell, bodies meld
Reveling in the taste, the scent
Spells are made, some are broken
All too soon was passion spent
 
Oh lovely Dido
Oh lovely Dido
Oh lovely Dido
Light the waves that carry me

A southern wind is blowing
My sail’s filled I put to sea
A strange fire is burning
And lights the waves that carry me
Seems that all I’ve left behind
She has piled, higher and higher
And with my blade, and a torch
She’s made herself a funeral pyre

Oh lovely Dido
Oh lovely Dido
Oh lovely Dido
Light the waves that carry me
Oh lovely Dido
Oh lovely Dido
A strange fire is burning
Light the waves that carry me

Virgil wrote a fascinating tale, had to turn part of it into a song.  James Oakwood all performances and production, my lyric and vocals.  My original's here on mixposure, check it out sometime!