Black Orchid Lyrics - Anathema

A flake of snow within a storm 

A new way waiting to be born 

In a world with need for change 

A touch of love in fear of hate 

A rushing wind that's asked to wait 

For the promises of rain 

A pearl of wisdom entrapped by poverty 

She gives love with purity 

Filling minds with hopeful schemes 

To build worlds enhanced by peace 

Draped in sparkling morning dew 

She expresses life anew 

From the earth beneath her feet 

She is a flower that grows 

In love ability, she's femininity 

Black Orchid, Black Orchid 

Why did they make you begin 

When they know in time you'll find your truth 

Before your cycle ends? 

Black Orchid, Black Orchid 

Why are you crying their fears 

When the true reflection of you that they see 

Is love besieged by years? 

She has touched the farthest star 

Her beauty speaks of what we are 

And her freedom makes us free 

Her now is in eternity, infinite to all that see 

And her dreams have been achieved 

Now there is a sound of laughter 

Nature sings out her name 

For the world to know her fame 

Black Orchid, Black Orchid 

Why did they criticize 

When they knew your love could cast its spell 

And consecrate their eyes? 

Black Orchid, Black Orchid 

Why do you linger in space 

When you know in every heart that beats 

You hold a special place? 

When you know in every heart that beats 

You hold a special place