Sail The Wildest Stretch Lyrics
Down through all the twists and bends, are there moments you'd erase?
Would you just leave me standing in the doorway frozen through?
Waiting on the coldest comfort from you.
Or would you sail the wildest stretch just to feel the force of the waves?
Would you just leave me waving on the dock as you pull away?
Savouring the bitter taste.
You can stop and take a breath to feel the damage’s weight.
In an increasingly narcissist vain world, where looks count or set the paradigm for a westerners' operational mood & status (aka 'the illusions you made' lyric line in this Sail The Wildest Stretch titled track), this song hits a 'wider conciousness wavelength alpha benchmark'.
The song is now a single, so steeped in 'I can hear & feel the emotion; that it feels like it is speaking to me' - traits that are typical of other ballad anthems Powderfinger have released & specialised in.
It's such a shame Bernard Fanning & band haven't reached a spectre & element of the superstardom reached by their 'musical genre compatriots' in Coldplay. Maybe that's why they broke up, no mass scale wider recognition & record company reward for effort & awe inspiring music.
Some of these lyrics are wrong, here is what they are according to the CD sleeve:
If you had your time over again Would you do it all the same? Down through all the twists and bends Are there moments you'd erase?
Would you just leave me standing in the doorway frozen through? Waiting on the coldest comfort from you
And if your course could be reset Would you steer your ship my way? Or would you sail the widest stretch Just to feel the force of the waves?
Would you just leave me waving On the dock as you pull away? Savouring the bitter taste
And if the mirror don't reflect the illusion you made You could stop and take a breath To feel the damage's weight.
Fade into silence
If you had your time over again If you had your time over again Would you sail the widest stretch? If you had your time over again
yeh those are the lyrics :) best powderfinger song i think
yeh those are the lyrics :) best powderfinger song i think
Also, I can't believe no one else has commented on this song, it's amazing.
It's very straightforward, if you had your time over again would you do it all the same? It's a song about regret, and it really shook me up this morning. For some reason it hit me hard, and for that, I love Powderfinger... such a shame they're breaking up.
alot of the powderfinger songs on this site havnt got alot of comments even though are a mint band, shame they are throwing it all in, wish i had tickets to their last show
Does anybody have any more detailed thoughts about this song? I absolutely love it, and although I know that a song can be whatever you want it to be, I was wondering if I could possibly be remotely on a realistic track with this interpretation: Yes it's about wondering if you made the best choices throughout your life. But could it also be about being in a relationship where you are going through a difficult time. Your partner has to choose - do they stay and stick it out with you (feel the force of the wind), or do they walk away (leave me standing in the doorway frozen through; waiting on the coldest comfort from you).
That's what I get from it. I've been dealing with depression and anxiety for about 2 years now and it's so hard on my husband. There was one point not too long ago where he was truly wondering if he could go through it all with me. So that's what I get.. anybody got any thoughts?