Coconut Grove
Is a very small cove
separated from the sea
by a shifting shoal
we didn't realize that
we had arrived
at high tide, high tide
barely made it out alive
red over white
fishermen working at night
not even once
did we see a light
we didn't realize
the forecast had been revised
by moonless skies and
shifty wind that gusts and dies
on the sand our keel is heaving
but tonight we've got to be leaving
travel through the day and into the evening
Marathon how long we've been gone
and still not yet set foot upon you
your low lying shore opens welcomingly
to one who's spent the night at sea
Adrift in the shallows, a modest repose
adorn with coral, your bright colors show
ushered in through a bridge that is never closed
Is a very small cove
separated from the sea
by a shifting shoal
we didn't realize that
we had arrived
at high tide, high tide
barely made it out alive
fishermen working at night
not even once
did we see a light
we didn't realize
the forecast had been revised
by moonless skies and
shifty wind that gusts and dies
but tonight we've got to be leaving
travel through the day and into the evening
and still not yet set foot upon you
to one who's spent the night at sea
Adrift in the shallows, a modest repose
adorn with coral, your bright colors show
ushered in through a bridge that is never closed
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Coconut Grove Is a very small cove separated from the sea by a shifting shoal we didn't realize that we had arrived at high tide, high tide barely made it out alive
red over white fishermen working at night not even once did we see a light we didn't realize the forecast had been revised by moonless skies and shifty wind that gusts and dies
on the sand our keel is heaving but tonight we've got to be leaving travel through the day and into the evening
Marathon how long we've been gone and still not yet set foot upon you
your low lying shore opens welcomingly to one who's spent the night at sea Adrift in the shallows, a modest repose adorn with coral, your bright colors show ushered in through a bridge that is never closed
This lovely song is about the author's first time sailing at night and the excitement that ensued.
The song seems like a metaphor for a short lived fiery relationship. The sea and its tide is the feeling of love, the cove is the reality in which it lives, the wind is the pacing and movement as they're in each other's presence.
The story tells is like it's an adventure, and where "fisherman working at night, not even once did we see a light" indicates that though others were around, no one paid attention to what was happening - perhaps it was an affair.
The line "Marathon how long we've been gone and still not yet set foot upon you" seems to indicate that there was no need for acquainting each other, yet it follows "your low lying shore opens welcomingly to one who's spent the night at sea ... through a bridge that is never closed" seems to indicate that the fling returns in the presence of one another so easily.
pwetty song!
I love the nautical/maritime demeanor in a lot of their songs. I love the sea :D
It's about going sailing from the Florida Keys and getting to Coconut Grove, Florida where the tide is higher than they anticipated. Then a storm starts to roll in, not even the fishermen are out in these winds, and they're in danger of getting trapped. It's gonna take the night and the day to get back to Marathon.