Gone for a week
Gone for a day
Gone for the season and the sun could
Melt all of our photos
All our chocolate
All our roses
Out of our coats
Out of our hats
Out of our wool
Flannel socks that
Bruised our
Chalky bodies
Left our finger
Dry and knobby
Over the rocks and the sand
Unpack your bags
Tie up your swimming cap
And go where the creatures sway
Gather the moss
Gather the sea
Gather the monster underneath me
Put them in your pocket
Buried deep but not forgotten
Caught in a drift
Caught in a tide
Pulled by my arms onto a lifetime
Dear did you rescue me
That's when I knew
After the walk
After the catch
After we baited and brought fish in
Wrestled, wind up
Strings to your sunship
Under the waves
Under the shake
Under the deep lay on the seabed
All pretty creatures will sway
My lock and door
Left open for the wind
To blow on my pillow and bed
These are the official lyrics:
Gone for a week Gone for a day Gone for the season and the sun could Melt all of our photos All our chocolate All our roses
Out of our coats Out of our hats Out of our wool Flannel socks that Bruised our Chalky bodies Left our finger Dry and knobby
Over the rocks and the sand Unpack your bags Tie up your swimming cap And go where the creatures sway
Gather the moss Gather the sea Gather the monster underneath me Put them in your pocket Buried deep but not forgotten
Caught in a drift Caught in a tide Pulled by my arms onto a lifetime Dear did you rescue me That's when I knew
After the walk After the catch After we baited and brought fish in Wrestled, wind up Strings to your sunship
Under the waves Under the shake Under the deep lay on the seabed All pretty creatures will sway My lock and door Left open for the wind To blow on my pillow and bed