Across the ocean, under the sand
That got in your wounds
Across the ocean, under the land
That you now consume
There sleeps a demon
It wakes at night by the light of the moon

and it's watchin' while you sleep, while you sit and dream
At all the people laughing, pickin' up the shells
Too concerned with suntans, nobody can tell

chorus: they end up empty, wanting, wondering; hollow like the shells
On seashores from sailors and tales they'll never tell to their maidens and babies
Tales that they'll never tell

across the ocean, under the water
That got in your lungs
There sleeps a demon
It knows exactly what you will become

and it's watchin' while you sleep
While you sit and dream
At all the people laughin', pickin' up the shells
Too concerned with suntans, nobody can tell

chorus: they end up empty, wanting, wondering; hollow like the shells
On seashores from sailors and tales they'll never tell to their maidens and babies
Tales they'll never tell

bridge: (while you're dreaming past the sleep)
While you're dreaming fast asleep
We keep on ....???

chorus: they end up empty, wanting, wondering; hollow like the shells
On seashores from sailors and tales they'll never tell to their maidens and babies
Tales they'll never tell
They'll never tell to their ? and babies
Tales that they'll never tell
They end empty, wanting, wondering
Hollow like the shells.



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    I went to a Company of Thieves show recently and Genevieve herself (the singer) said that this song was all about not letting your nightmares you have in your sleep run your life past the sleep.

    ukalltheway2013on March 18, 2010   Link
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    damnit lol I was trying to type lyrics out to this til I figured out you beat me to the punch.

    TheGuyRunsFaston March 08, 2009   Link
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    Great song but it should be, "On seashores FROM sailors AND TALES they'll never tell to their maidens and babies."

    ejames4on August 21, 2009   Link
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    This is my favorite song by them. This and "Tornado Song". If you guys haven't seen the live version with Daryl Hall you definitely should. Its very nice

    Phillycheeseon June 19, 2012   Link

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