Did you really say no? Well, I thought you meant yes There were shadows in your hair There were flowers on your dress And the flowers grew wild And the shadows grew thin You were happy as a child Dancing in the wind Then the flowers turned red And the shadows grew tall Did I make you disappear? Were you here at all? Oh how it aches Breaks the river from the lake Oh how it aches What a beautiful mistake Did you really say no? Well, I thought you meant please You were happy as a child I was numb to my knees Little baby by the sea Gazing at the waves swirl You were bottomless and free You were nobody's girl Then the ocean burned red And the shadows grew tall Did I make you disappear Were you here at all? Oh how it aches Breaks the river from the lake Oh how it aches What a beautiful mistake Did you really say no? Well, I thought you meant yes There were shadows in your hair There were flowers on your dress