Stephin Merritt - The Little Maiden of the Sea lyrics

The little maiden of the sea Was not at all like you and me Where we have legs she was a fish And she could only say: "I wish... I wish I were not incomplete I wish I had some dainty feet," You see, one day she'd met a prince And she'd been pining ever since (the little maiden of the sea) She'd gain her own immortal soul If she became the prince's wife She autovivisected Whole, she walked! each step was like a knife A knife into her dainty feet And she could neither speak nor sing But surely, now she was complete Her prince would think of marrying The little maiden of the sea He married someone else, of course And, saying nothing, she went home Then something turned, by mystic force The little maiden into foam