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Maritime Laws
00:21
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The Sailor, The Lover, The Captain, and The Caleb
My heart it soars
The tempest roars
But I can see the farther shores
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The Lover:
Another winter day, another western dream
Another reason to take things the way they seem
I wrote a letter to you to buy myself some time
But after what you did, whose really was the crime?
It's time to see how far we can run
(Is there anything new under the sun?)
They only remember the battles they have won
(Is there anything new under the sun?)
It's time to see how far we can run
(Is there anything new under the sun?)
I can't remember any battles that I've won
My friends have all decided they've had enough
It's either time for goodbyes or time to give up
I'm heading out to find a better thunderstorm
It's better to be cold and alive than safe and warm
And it's time to see how far we can run
(Is there anything new under the sun?)
They only remember the battles they have won
(Is there anything new under the sun?)
It's time to see how far we can run
(Is there anything new under the sun?)
I can't remember any battles that I've won
I'm sorry I won't be there at the end
You've always been my lover and my friend
My ship is leaving out and our story's through
But deep inside I will always yearn for you
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The Captain:
I've met my share of pragmatists
And so far I'm not impressed
Sticking to what you know you can do and throwing out the rest
Look at me: I spent my early years
Rolling down a path built for engineers
Before I gave up on pretending I could be the best
Now I've found a better vehicle for me and hopefully you
I don't pretend to live my life the way I always said I wanted to
But leaving out's the only way to say it if you want it to get through
What colors are you?
You want a ship? Well now we've got one
Through a lie, but our intentions were true
We're the best looking crew you've ever seen and we're bound to pull a miracle or two
So come with me; it's time that we came into our own
Found uncharted waters, our lives and our homes
And if you need a captain, you know I'll do the best that I can do
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Meridian
04:31
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The Lover:
I told my baby you're gonna miss me
I told my mama I'm gonna do things you won't believe
I told myself that I'm leaving here for good
And if I don't look back now I never would
Baby say goodnight
It feels wrong but it's gonna be alright
It feels wrong but it's gonna be alright, in the end
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Psunk
06:01
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The Sailor:
we were on a ship
no one thought we'd get away with it
but the old woman in the back of the hold said
the one thing to remember of the stories she told is I'm sunk
we're all sunk
The Lover:
Would you just make up your mind? I'm tired of your ins and outs
This ship is going down and if we do not take the wheel -
You'll get sunk, I'll get sunk, I'm getting sunk, I'm getting sunk
The situation's blown up out of my head
More than his, more than yours, come on, we're only kids now
I'll be there for you, to be your little boy toy,
To add to your collection forget about protection,
Too late, feelings hurt, people hating, hearts are breaking,
You know the things you have done have left me nothing but this aching
The Caleb:
I thought that we were on a voyage of destiny
I thought that this was gonna end for the best for me
Not even a reason, not a par for the course,
Just for striving and thriving and driving on this horse
One, two, three, four, take the elevator
We're tripping into hell while singing "Hello Operator"
I got nothing but the circumstances,
I'm out of chances, out of rants, and I'm running out of dances, come on
The Captain:
And it's been years since myself I have feared,
And I don't have to die, people will remember that I tried and lie that some God saved my life,
That my course veered to right
But we both know that the fates can lie
Show me my tapestry, I'll sew over the man you want to see,
Make you believe in me again, make you believe in anything again
The Sailor:
You know they should give out awards for terrible decisions, we could all be the winners
They tell tales of treasures taken, tools to tantalize,
Treacherous travesty tangible tragedy totally gone
And the crowd screams "Violence violence"
Clean the blood out your teeth, it's banquet
I'm so untied from my experience,
I guess what I said is not what I meant
But I'm a fox, you try to put me in a box, well take me out of the box and I'm still a fox
I've never been to the school of hard knocks, but
I can tell you haven't either so just shut your mouth and take me to the docks
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Landlubber
03:10
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Sailor:
So don't look out below
Trust that you will figure out
The way things come and go
It happens with you or without
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Galaxia:
Life is full of old champagne
Why do men fight me all their days?
Courage cannot escape the sea
Youth would not overtake me
Sailors:
When the line in the sand is the Tropic of Cancer
Defending your pride is making up for lost ground
Testing our mettle may be at the cost of our temper
A miracle is free to spend and worth every ounce
Old Woman:
Live without your blade
Today death's hand I'll stay
You don't have to steal a boat to learn from your mistake
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Hey Galaxia
04:18
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Old Woman:
My father never cared about the sea
In his time he kept himself so firmly planted on his solid ground
Perhaps that's why he didn't care for me
Never one to roam, and so he kept me stuck at home unwillingly
One day I said:
Hey Galaxia
What did you ever do for me?
And she rose like the tide to tell me what was still to be
Hey Galaxia
What did you ever do for me?
And I found a new way to fight the entropy
I used to always assume the worst of friends
That someday I would turn around to find them on some island far away
But if you're gonna be here til the end
We can live another day because we've finally got some honor to defend
Today I said:
Hey Galaxia
Could you do something for me?
Don't let them end by the whims of the unforgiving sea
And Galaxia
On the chance that you agree
Let them find a new way to fight the entropy
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Captain:
Time passes by
Time didn't wait for me
Time knows my name
But she hasn't seen my face
Time will be its own worst enemy
Time knows my pain
But her arms do not invite me
Time sees my eyes
But she hasn't seen my face
Time will be it's own undoing
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La Belle
06:29
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Sailor:
La Belle becomes a little thing
She drinks her pipe, sits on a string
She wants to fade, to run away
She'll sing a song for you, a different view
Something you can see, put your ears to
And all the while, not knowing what to do
La Belle is blue, she's so blue
Doesn't know where to go, doesn't know what to do
She wants to feel anything new
A baby cries into her eyes
She wants to tell it little lies,
Lies to fight her fallen might, make it right, preserve the night,
And maybe get some sleep
La Belle is blue, she's so blue
Doesn't know where to go, doesn't know what to do
She wants to feel anything new
La Belle will sleep a bitter dream,
She's read it through, she knows it's meaning
La Belle will be her own worst enemy,
To give herself a fighting chance.
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Caleb:
don't run and hide
from what you have inside
there's plenty of time
but I could still change my mind
is this what we have come to?
that's a new color for you
but it clashes with your outlook
can't let it get you down now
not after we have come this far
no turning back when you are
comin' around
comin' around
cry out
got the voice with the rhythm got you crawling in your skin
like a satellite that's tangled up in power lines
when you try to fight 'em back & they tie you to the track
does it give you a heart attack?
like the sailor giving up her right to testify
d-d-d-d-d-demonize
d-d-d-d-d-demon eyes
this ends when
try to unwind
but don't forget you've done crimes
you've been very kind
(at least to certain ones...)
consider why
these things you've tried to demonize
are on your side
let's get our ship together
go out and brave the weather
cut through the water like a knife fish
i saw you yesterday, man
spitting your brains into a cup
i was concerned but you were
comin' around
comin' around
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One Piece of the Puzzle
04:32
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Captain:
Said the young boy to the king,
What do wealth and riches bring,
What do your conquests mean to me?
Said the young man to the king,
I have felt the frontier sing,
Life has never been so sweet,
So take your memories,
Leave footprints across the sea,
Nothing else in life is worth keeping
Said the new man to the king,
Glory was always out of reach,
Life has never been complete,
Said the old man to the king,
You've seen more than it would seem,
Life's not manifest destiny
So take your memories,
Leave footprints across the sea,
Nothing else in life is worth keeping,
We were always wrong,
We'll keep riding on
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