I tried to say farewell,
but I didn't speak his language.
I searched for ways to say 'don't leave',
but I didn't speak his language.
I browsed the world; its lands and seas
to web with lies the truths I hid.
Then hid my tongue behind my teeth,
and said I got no tongue
but showed my teeth;
he saw I lied, but didn't know
there was a tongue, he didn't see
a trail of lies I web and hid,
a trail of...