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Out on the sea we'd be forgiven
Our bodies stopped the spirit leaving
Wouldn't you like to know how far you've got left to go
Somebody's child
Nobody made you
It's not what you stole, it's what they gave you
In or out, you go
In your silence, your soul
Would you rather go unwilling?
The heart is full and now it's spilling
Barreling down the steps
Only a moment left
In hind of sight no peace of mind
Where you begin and I'm defined
Daughter of unconscious fate
Time will tell, in spite of me
In hind of sight no peace of mind
Where it begins and we'll be fine
Shadows bend and suddenly
The world becomes
And swallows me in, me in
Whistle to a friend
Gentle 'til the end
Any way in a name
She takes shape just the same
Our bodies stopped the spirit leaving
Wouldn't you like to know how far you've got left to go
Somebody's child
Nobody made you
It's not what you stole, it's what they gave you
In or out, you go
In your silence, your soul
Would you rather go unwilling?
The heart is full and now it's spilling
Barreling down the steps
Only a moment left
In hind of sight no peace of mind
Where you begin and I'm defined
Daughter of unconscious fate
Time will tell, in spite of me
In hind of sight no peace of mind
Where it begins and we'll be fine
Shadows bend and suddenly
The world becomes
And swallows me in, me in
Whistle to a friend
Gentle 'til the end
Any way in a name
She takes shape just the same
Lyrics submitted by kissingthebeehive, edited by temen, Mellow_Harsher, merriweather, pavelkomarov
On The Sea Lyrics as written by Victoria Garance Alixe Legrand Alex Kristian Scally
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The gloomy weariness and curiosity makes her no longer see dying as a sudden and painful end, but as a gentle walk towards another possible, maybe more enchanting existence. [ "Wouldn't you like to know how far you've got left to go" ]
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She is alone and in despair, at the edge between life and death, she feels as if her soul is trying to escape her body ["In or out you go/ In your silence your soul/ Would you rather go unwilling/ The heart is full and now it's spilling/ Barreling down the steps/ Only a moment left"]
"In hind of sight" is probably a reference to the brain itself, being incapable to reason a way out of her agony or at least an excuse to soothe her mind, letting time decide on her fate ["In hind of sight no peace of mind/ Where you begin and I'm defined/ Daughter of unconscious fate/ Time will tell in spite of me"]
She complies with time's decision, the end is approaching as she is calmly embracing it. The bending of the shadows happens at dawn, here dawn being death itself [ "It begins and we'll be fine/ Where shadows bend and suddenly/ The world becomes/ And swallows me in" ] She reveals that death "takes shape just the same", no matter who we once were in this world, without telling if there's something else to expect after death.