The Fields of Ius

The Snake the Cross the Crown

Solitude and I
On such lonesome seas
With our words for sails
And an endless breeze
That's always behind

And I cannot recall
Knowing what we'd find
Though I'd heard of land
I'd hoped that it's nice
Or, or better than this

But everything is so beautiful
And nothing hurts
I tell myself

But I am so lost
and so scared
and so anchorless

But I must carry on
Towards horizon's hinge
Through the waves like oars
So fragile, so thin
Oh, just like my own

And I cannot recall
Knowing what we'd find
Though we'd heard of love
We'd hoped that it's nice
Or, or better than this

But everything is so beautiful
And nothing hurts
I tell myself

But everything is so beautiful
And nothing hurts
I tell myself

But then, from the sea
Came a great many teeth
Is this land?

'Cause I'm scared
And so poorly prepared
I'm dying, then see
A door with my life to be

I'm more than a boy on a wave
Lost in both time and space


Lyrics submitted by JustPlainNJ, edited by prayingmantis84

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    I was hesitant with the ghosts line because I had hoped it would shed a little more light on "so fragile, so thin / just like my own." I suppose he's referring to "horizon's hands" being just like his...but how is the horizon "fragile" and "thin"?

    The "have land" line makes sense, thanks. It sounds like he's saying "oh" here, which doesn't match with the parallel line that later uses "though," but they're both essentially there just for meter, so I didn't think it was that important.

    To be honest, the "name" line sounds like "Came an A manatee," but that makes zero sense. I just can't think of a verb that sounds like "tea" and doesn't end in s that would fit.

    The "life to be" line sounds like "How dull with-a my life to be," which doesn't make sense. "How always" makes more sense, but I definitely hear a "d" sound somewhere in there.

    That last line sounds spot on, thanks. I'm not sure how to punctuate it, though. Does "lost and found" modify "boy"? "Time"?

    JustPlainNJon February 08, 2007   Link

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