Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you call around
We talk about it all night long
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything, it comes tumbling down
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Your face has fallen sad now
For you know the time is nigh
When I must remove your wings
And you, you must try to fly
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you call around
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you call around
We talk about it all night long
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything, it comes tumbling down
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Your face has fallen sad now
For you know the time is nigh
When I must remove your wings
And you, you must try to fly
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you call around
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
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Ship Song Lyrics as written by Roland Wolf Blixa Bargeld
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Nicholas Edward Cave
It´s a beautiful song the world owes you for it!
Thanks for the song Nick...and for elaborating on it's meaning.
I was with a person that 'unleashed the dogs upon me' way too many times. I stood by hoping she would come around. She couldn't 'burn the bridges down'...it ended after 36 years...so I could keep my sanity. Now she does have to grow her wings after fearing for so long that I would stand my ground.
Today, I stand my ground.
i would b glad if someone could tell me what is meant by
*Come sail your ships around me*
is it referring to his want to have her near him?
or could it be interpreted as sexual??
My favorite lines are:
Your face has fallen sad now
For you know the time is nigh
When I must remove your wings
And you, you must try to fly
It is about letting someone you love go. It may be sad, but it is the right thing to do. Although, I have always wondered why the songs speaks of "removing wings" when it is hard to fly without them? Perhaps that is the irony in it?
so when you let this person go, you remove their wings...
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything comes tumbling down"
Talk about a weird verse...
it's always a struggle. taking from some unknown source. working as a tool for something you may not fully understand.
you can define a moral ground, think of it as a craft, put it in a 'frame'. but when it comes to 'painting' - rules are no longer valid. they're useful as a rational background. hints for the person who encounters it, leading to the certain emotional path. but the process of creation remains a mystery.
come sail your ships around me
and burn your bridges down
- an invitation for a brand new journey
come loose your dogs upon me
and let your hair hang down (image of tranquility)
- haunt me with ideas and watch the clash
your face has fallen sad now
for you know the time is nigh
when i must remove your wings
and you, you must try to fly
let's say that inspiration is personified as an angelic vision of a woman. with wings being a symbol of freedom but also of a womb. her face is sad, she feels the end is near. the work is done. another gulf has its bridge.
i think that's the most difficult/important part in the process of creation - knowing where the thread changes its structure. the moment when you say 'cut'. you see the birth of something that has its own life.
'remove your wings' - remove protection. you must try to fly - find your way to people. inspire. 'grow your own wings'.
this song is more than a song. it's a description of a particular frame of mind. that's the way i see it.
but the most important beauty of any song, poem, painting, (...), is the fact that anyone can understand it in his/her own way. if it strikes a chord, develops something new in you every time it comes around - the work is done. the circle is closed.
The two lovers have a history of each time they meet they make love. But this time when they meet again, they don’t want to let this happen because they are both very guarded and hurt during their on and off again relationship. When they talk about their moral ground, I feel that it is they are agreeing to not make love. However, when they are in each other embrace “everything comes tumbling down” and they can no long resist the urge to make love.
The two lovers have a history of each time they meet they make love. But this time when they meet again, they don’t want to let this happen because they are both very guarded and hurt during their on and off again relationship. When they talk about their moral ground, I feel that it is they are agreeing to not make love. However, when they are in each other embrace “everything comes tumbling down” and they can no long resist the urge to make love.