Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Climb the stairs
And step into my dream house

These words are yours, Maria

The waters warm (Hold me)
The table bare (Til the worst is past)
Until the summer nights return
Until we close our eyes

Maria, your every thought's my heartbeat
Maria, save a thought for me


“Maria” is based on the character of Maria “the witch” in Andrei Tarkovsky’s last film Offret / Sacrificatio.

Album: Secrets Of The Beehive (1987, Opium music) David Sylvian : synths, tapes, vocal, string arrangement
Ryuichi Sakamoto : treated piano, organ
David Torn : guitar loop


This video contains edited images from the film ‘Il Vangelo secondo Matteo’ (1964) Pasolini
(The Gospel According To Matthew)