How many times have i been here
How many times have you lost
And how many times have you drowned in the sea
if you weren't there to rescue me

We're sailing, we're sailing every night
We're drifting, we're drifting alone apart
Not to show that we're in need
But i'd heal your wounds if you bleed

How many times have i hurt you
And how many times have you
And how many times I'd been on my knees
Begging, begging "please forgive me, forgive me"

We're sailing, we're sailing every night
We're drifting, we're drifting alone apart
Not to show that we're in need
But i'd heal your wounds if you bleed

Thank you for being so patient with me
I've been weaker than I ought to be
Despair and jealousy blinded my mind
And I couldn't see how you're trying for me


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    Absolutely beautiful. I think it's a simple apology to someone; she's spologizing for being a too self interested in her own problems, and now, in consequence, they are "drifting alone, apart."

    Ulyangon October 05, 2011   Link

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