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The Eastern Shore (The Water) Lyrics
The telegraph cable’s out
The few can decipher where the message is from
And delivering quietly
‘Cause some don’t get much company
The harbor becomes the sea
And light in the house keeps it collision free
Understand the lay of the land
Don’t let it hurt you
Or it will be the first to
'Cause
The water
The water came to realize
It's dangerous size
The mountain
The mountain came to recognize
It's deep and rocky sides
More than realized
I’m pale as a pile of bones
You hope for your babies and this is how they grow
With batter knocked over
The teeth bite the shoulder
Watching the gray sky that’s acting like a good guy
Light house museum
Light house museum
Light house museum
Light house museum
The water
The water came to realize
It's dangerous size
The mountain
The mountain came to recognize
It's deep and rocky sides
More than realized
The few can decipher where the message is from
And delivering quietly
‘Cause some don’t get much company
And light in the house keeps it collision free
Understand the lay of the land
Don’t let it hurt you
Or it will be the first to
'Cause
The water came to realize
It's dangerous size
The mountain
The mountain came to recognize
It's deep and rocky sides
More than realized
You hope for your babies and this is how they grow
With batter knocked over
The teeth bite the shoulder
Watching the gray sky that’s acting like a good guy
Light house museum
Light house museum
Light house museum
The water came to realize
It's dangerous size
The mountain
The mountain came to recognize
It's deep and rocky sides
More than realized
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i neeeed help with these lyrics..
It sounds like I’m pale as a pile of bones You hope for your babies and this is how they [grow] With [batters] knocked over The teeth bite the shoulder Watching the gray sky that’s acting like a good guy
i don't really know what to think about this song as far as meaning goes, but it's heartbreaking. absolutely heartbreaking.
I really like the arrangement of this one more than 'The Water' on the Reminder.
The telegraph cables hum And few can decipher who the message is from And deliver it quietly 'Cause some don't get much company
The water didn't realize
Wind-battered, knocked over.
I like how she sings this version - like a ghost. It brings up imagery of shipwrecks and gray, yucky days on the coast. It's perfect.
Now I picture the part where she says "Pale as a pile of bones..." and "wind-battered, kocked over, the teeth BY the shoulder" I pictured this crumpled pile of bones, literally! Skull turned gently, the teeth BY the shoulder. Spooooky.
Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard "Lighthouse Museum" in there. I was driving one day and it just came to me clearly. I may still be nuts!
I like how she sings this version - like a ghost. It brings up imagery of shipwrecks and gray, yucky days on the coast. It's perfect.
Now I picture the part where she says "Pale as a pile of bones..." and "wind-battered, kocked over, the teeth BY the shoulder" I pictured this crumpled pile of bones, literally! Skull turned gently, the teeth BY the shoulder. Spooooky.
Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard "Lighthouse Museum" in there. I was driving one day and it just came to me clearly. I may still be nuts!
It's a place! There are a lot of "Eastern Shores." I live on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. I like to think she passed through here at some point, the song sounds like this place to me.
It's a place! There are a lot of "Eastern Shores." I live on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. I like to think she passed through here at some point, the song sounds like this place to me.