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Signpost in the Sea Lyrics
At first light you looked so fragile,
Felt that if I moved I'd break you,
Something solid forming in the air around you,
Lifts me off the ground, without a sound,
Swallow me whole, body and soul.
Lift me up and strip me naked,
Take my mouth and take my eyes,
Leave me where there are no shadows,
Under starless, cloudless skies.
And you say there are no signposts in the sea.
And you say there are no signposts in the sea.
Lying empty, shell-like,
In a storm that seems to pass around me,
I can see the shadows of the men that passed here,
Watch them take a stand,
Take my hand,
Swallow me whole, body and soul.
And you say I am the captain of your ship,
And you say I am the captain of your ship,
But you say there are no signposts in the sea.
But you say there are no signposts in the sea.
Swallow me whole, body and soul.
Swallow me whole, body and soul.
Felt that if I moved I'd break you,
Something solid forming in the air around you,
Lifts me off the ground, without a sound,
Swallow me whole, body and soul.
Take my mouth and take my eyes,
Leave me where there are no shadows,
Under starless, cloudless skies.
And you say there are no signposts in the sea.
In a storm that seems to pass around me,
I can see the shadows of the men that passed here,
Watch them take a stand,
Take my hand,
Swallow me whole, body and soul.
And you say I am the captain of your ship,
But you say there are no signposts in the sea.
But you say there are no signposts in the sea.
Swallow me whole, body and soul.
I guess it's kind of about losing everything to someone.
Seems like it's about falling so totally in love with someone that you feel powerless.
There are multiple references to the power dynamic in the relationship. At first he felt really dominant, and she reinforces this by telling him that he's the captain of her ship. But now, he's so lost in love with her, that he feels completely overwhelmed by her power over him. Even though he's the captain, he's still lost, because there are no signposts in the sea.