Like many of my generation, my first peek into the world of women (and what they looked like under their clothes) was National Geographic magazine.
I remember an article about the women who dive for pearls in Japan. They harvested them topless (due to custom), even though the water was very cold. I was amazed at the sight of these beautiful, half-naked women plunging into the water, armed with knives. It seemed so gorgeously surreal. It certainly left an imprint on my impressionable mind.
I think of this as my version of "Pictures of Lily."
lyrics
I still have the faded page
Almond eyes and a smile that looks a little lonely
I see you twisting in the reef
Silver skin and a knife flashing in your teeth
I always thought about it
But I don't talk about it
Staring down at you
Half naked in the blue... blue... blue... blue
I'm all alone I'm all alone
I turn around and you're gone in the undertow
I always dreamed about it
But I don't talk about it
Pulling down on you
Half naked in the blue... blue... blue... blue
credits
from Polar Bear,
track released March 1, 2009
Performed and written by J. Montgomery
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