Silent Sea

KT Tunstall

I was happy in my harbor
When you cut me loose
Floating on an ocean
And confused

Winds are whipping waves up
Like sky scrapers
And the harder they hit me
The less I seem to bruise

And when I
Find the controls
I'll go where I like
I'll know where I want to be
But maybe for now
I'll stay right here
On a silent sea
On a silent sea

I was happy in my harbor
When you cut me loose
Floating on an ocean
And confused

Oh when I
Find the controls
I'll go where I like
I'll know where I want to be
But maybe for now
I'll stay right here
On a silent sea
On a silent sea, oh whoa

I'll stay right here
On a silent sea
On a silent sea

Oh when I
Find the controls
I'll go where I like
I'll know where I want to be
But maybe for now
I'll stay right here
On a silent sea


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Silent Sea Lyrics as written by Katie Victoria Tunstall James Dearness Hogarth

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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    i love this song so so much. it's impossible to get tired of.

    and the harder they hit me the less i seem to bruise.

    what does that mean?

    myprettybeulahon May 08, 2006   Link

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