Ship to shore came in
Telling me i've been
Away for too long

And oh, how I love to row and float
On the side of this blue mountain
Between the horizon

And oh, i'll float in this light blue golden boat
And run
And oh, i float as the frequency all fall
Casting shadows on the ground

But I'll believe it when I see it
Cutting off my tongue
The sweet steam breath of disbelief
When I'm shown how I was wrong

And all this talk of blood and letters
Falling from the wall
The mandolin would play so fast
Sucked the gas out from the stars
Sucked the gas out from the stars
Now the night is cold

Oh my weeping brother
How he floats in puddles
Inside these stone garden walls

And see how the sea and sky
Bring the fishes by
To keep him well while im gone

And oh, he floats in his little yellow boat
And runs

And oh, he floats and he looks straight off and shouts to me out loud

And I'll believe it when I see it
Floating off my skull

The wide lied ring and hanging paint
From the opposite room wall

And all these talks of pretty music
And the voices that jump on
The mandolin would play so fast
Play to fast for my ears to catch up
Play to fast for my ears to catch up
And now the night is quiet


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