Amanda/Sarek
By Brenda Sinclair Sutton
©1986 Mad Tom Music
Amanda:
G D7 C G
You shake your head and wonder how a creature such as I
C G C Em
(Passionate, spontaneous, prone to laugh and cry)
G C Em
Could even think of marriage with a man as cold as steel,
C G C D7
A man who lives by logic’s rule, much less a man, much more a tool.
G C Em
In such a mismade union, would my heart forget to feel?
G Em G C
But you are only human; you cannot hope to know
D7 C D7 Em
That, deep beneath this sterling shell, there lies a molten glow.
G C Em
The time and place for touching strips away our strong veneer.
C G C D7
Our inner sanctums open wide while we the heights of pleasure ride.
G C Em
I would not trade my Vulcan for your meager smiles and tears.
Sarek:
G D7 C G
You think it quite illogical that I should spend my life
C G C Em
With one who’s as emotional and open as my wife.
G C Em
Her feelings dance across her face for all the world to see,
C G C D7
Her preference made on passing phase, her line of thought, a complex maze.
G C Em
What cruel twist of circumstance could force this choice on me?
G Em G C
But all you know is Vulcan; you’ve never felt a mind
D7 C D7 Em
So totally accepting, so challenging and fine.
G C Em
That she would trade her water world for mine of sand and heat,
C G C D7
That she would stand the myriad trials to bless my home with hidden smiles.
G C Em
The depth of her devotion is amazing and complete.
Amanda and Sarek:
G D7 C G
So, fingertip to fingertip, we willingly define
C G C Em
The pathways traced in flesh and thought as our hands intertwine.
G C Em
For once we walked familiar paths, but always walked alone,
C G C D7
And now we share a private place which time and distance can’t erase.
G C Em
The love we share means more to us than custom, life, or home.
Amanda:
G
So, come, my love.
Sarek:
Em
Attend, my wife,
Both:
G C
And let us find the peace
D7 C D7 Em
That comes from freely sharing love and mutual release.
G C Em
All others may not understand that we’re the privileged two;
C G C D7
Never touching, always touched; giving all, receiving much.
G C
This sweet time we have spent has seemed
Sarek:
Em
The logical,
Amanda:
D7
Emotional,
Both:
Em D7 Em
The only thing to do.