“The stars are caught in our hair
The stars are on our fingers
A veil of diamond dust
Just reach up and touch it
The sky's above our heads
The sea's around our legs
In milky, silky water
We swim further and further...”

—  Kate Bush

Song lyrics, Aerial (2005), A Sky of Honey (Disc 2)

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