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The Ship

from If​.​.​. by tidelands

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she who sleeps beside me trapped by motion silenced
dashed up the rocky shore
sent from sunken ships a Cytherean myth
of love borne from the foam and coral
as lovers quarrel the angels sing
for the last time get a hold of she

clouds form thick the salted heavens drip
upon the maps with which we plot our course
an oceanic lust prevails along the cusp
of dying winds yet stronger oars
as nighttime falls the angels sing
for the love of gods get a hold of she
as my water falls and your mountains rise
as the gifts are dispensed with an ironic smile

all good love is a back and forth
you trim your sails to make room for hers
it’s the light from her lamp on the shore
that guides my ship through these storms
in the holy afterlife our sciences combine, our sciences combine
until we break

oh the hard times of a soul in doubt
till the storm that is wrought brings a truth so devout
under hardened skeins, above nighttime cries
a love won and lost is worth two never tried
to never try, as such goodbye

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from If​.​.​., released July 26, 2011

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Tidelands is the musical collaboration between songwriter / guitar and flugelhorn player Gabriel Montana Leis and drummer / keyboardist Mie Araki. Sharp poignant songs with poetic lyrics are uniquely arranged with looped guitars and vocals, glorious horns, Moog synth bass lines, and boy / girl harmonies. ... more

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