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On the floating, shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Till your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving in your isle
And you sang
sail to me
sail to me
let me unfold you
Here I'm
here I'm
waiting to hold you.
Did I dream you dreamed about me
Were you hare when I was fox
Now my foolish boat is leaning.
Broken lovelorn on your rocks.
For you sing
Touch me not
touch me not
come back tomorrow
Oh my heart
oh my heart shies from the sorrow
I'm as puzzled as a newborn child
I'm as troubled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers
Or should I lie with death my bride
hear me sing
swim to me
swim to me
let me unfold you
Here I am
here I am
waiting to hold you.
I did all my best to smile
'Till your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving in your isle
sail to me
sail to me
let me unfold you
Here I'm
here I'm
waiting to hold you.
Were you hare when I was fox
Now my foolish boat is leaning.
Broken lovelorn on your rocks.
Touch me not
touch me not
come back tomorrow
Oh my heart
oh my heart shies from the sorrow
I'm as puzzled as a newborn child
I'm as troubled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers
Or should I lie with death my bride
hear me sing
swim to me
swim to me
let me unfold you
Here I am
here I am
waiting to hold you.
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Submitted by
young_jables On Jan 19, 2009
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Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to smile 'Til your singing eyes and fingers Drew me loving to your isle And you sang, "Sail to me, sail to me, let me enfold you; Here I am, here I am, waiting to hold you."
Did I dream you dreamed about me? Were you hare when I was fox? Now my foolish boat is leaning Broken lovelorn on your rocks, For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow; O my heart, O my heart shies from the sorrow"
I am puzzled as the newborn child I am troubled at the tide: Should I stand amid the breakers? Should I lie with Death my bride? Hear me sing, "Swim to me, Swim to me, Let me enfold you; Here I am, Here I am, Waiting to hold you"
If you have read Homer's Odyssey you'll remember the sirens that Odysseus exposed himself to. Odysseus was on a journey home and that's something I think this music represents is the continuity and journey of something in life. Ulysses is a later novel by James Joyce which further represents that idea of continuity on paper and the journey of the story. This song has a story similar, represents the psychological influence of sirens, and beautifully played guitar and sung.
One of the best songs ever, both lyrically and musically. Plenty of artists have done versions of this song, and every one is beautiful, but I think I've found my favorite one. Thanks, John.
this song is so amazing and the feeling john sings it with, wow...