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Maritime Laws

by A Thousand Paper Cranes

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1.
The Sailor, The Lover, The Captain, and The Caleb My heart it soars The tempest roars But I can see the farther shores
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Meridian 04:31
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
5.
Psunk 06:01
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
6.
Landlubber 03:10
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
7.
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
8.
Hey Galaxia 04:18
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
9.
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
10.
La Belle 06:29
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.
11.
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
12.
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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released December 22, 2017

A Thousand Paper Cranes is:
Dan de Groh
Noah Foutz
Tom Fulton
Ben Wolgamuth

Recorded by James Harris at Taxon Studio
Additional recording by Noah Foutz at Cleveland State University
Mixed by Noah Foutz
Mastered by James Harris

Album artwork by Jewel Foutz

String arrangements by Noah Foutz

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