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Building Ships Lyrics
We could almost see the distant shore
When my little sweetheart jumped overboard
I threw a line blind into the sea
But she was free
To drift on
The sea is calm the night after the storm
But i know the empty rain awaits at every turn
I fear i had a love and now it's gone
To find new shelter
And i'm building ships to carry me home
Back to where i sailed from
Back to the places i hurt
The rhythm of the rocking is unknown
It takes a while to get used to the motion
I'm moving slowly but i'm full of anger
That there's no one to blame
It's a cruel game
And i'm building ships to carry me home
Back to where i sailed from
Back to the places i...
Now i'm building ships to sail on
Back to where i sailed from
Back to the places i hurt
I fear i had and love and now it's gone
I fear i had and love and now it's gone
To find new shelter
To find new shelter
When my little sweetheart jumped overboard
I threw a line blind into the sea
But she was free
To drift on
But i know the empty rain awaits at every turn
I fear i had a love and now it's gone
To find new shelter
Back to where i sailed from
Back to the places i hurt
It takes a while to get used to the motion
I'm moving slowly but i'm full of anger
That there's no one to blame
It's a cruel game
Back to where i sailed from
Back to the places i...
Now i'm building ships to sail on
Back to where i sailed from
Back to the places i hurt
I fear i had and love and now it's gone
To find new shelter
To find new shelter
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I think this is about a relationship where the girl doesn't to be in it anymore, seen here:
'When my little sweetheart jumped overboard I threw a line blind into the sea But she was free To drift on'
And he 'takes a while to get used to the motion'.
Simple enough.