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The Sea Is Calm Lyrics
The sea is calm through the video camera
Like a dead light bulb
In a bucket of water
Yes in a bucket of water
The sea is calm through hand made lenses
Like animals in soundless dream
Like animals in bottles of butter
A miniature sailboat tin foil and paper
The waves are big and there's a warm wind
He's in the spotlight of a broken sun
He dropped his body like an anchor
Like a lump of sugar
And he dissolved
On the anniversary of his death
She drew a beautiful picture of a whale
She drew a picture of a whale
She drew a beautiful picture of a whale
Like a dead light bulb
In a bucket of water
Yes in a bucket of water
Like animals in soundless dream
Like animals in bottles of butter
A miniature sailboat tin foil and paper
The waves are big and there's a warm wind
He dropped his body like an anchor
Like a lump of sugar
And he dissolved
She drew a beautiful picture of a whale
She drew a picture of a whale
She drew a beautiful picture of a whale
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I am French... KEEPLIVINGIT had them right, except for a few things
This is the story of a man With a heart of wood (coeur de bois is a place in haiti!) The sea is calm On the camera screen Like a burnt-out electric light bulb In a pail of water
He's under the spotlight Of a broken sun He threw his body like an anchor Like a sugar cube And dissolved
Not only is this great expression in terms of writing, but this song masters the art of extracting a deep feeling that I cannot describe with its musical harmony.
Agreed.
beautiful melancholy.
if you understand french it makes this song so much more tragic : ) i do! tehe
French: (BEFORE SONG) C'est l'histoire d'un homme Au coeur de bois La mer est calme Sous l'écran de la caméra Comme une ampoule electrique grillée Dans un seau d'eau
(AFTER WARM WIND) Il est sous le feu des projecteurs D'un soleil cassé Il a jeté son corps comme une ancre Comme un morceau de sucre Et s'est dissout
(END) Pour l'anniversaire de sa mort...
ROUGHLY TRANSLATES TO (GOOGLE LOL): It is the story of a man At the heart of wood The sea is calm Under the screen of the camera As an electric bulb grilled In a bucket of water
It is in the spotlight D'a sun broke He threw his body as an anchor As a sugar cube And was dissolved
For the anniversary of his death ...