The Fisherman & The Sea

Lyrics

Beggar Princess

Hey to you my darling
Have you looked into a mirror lately
’Cause I’ve been seeing things
You’ve grown up so much
I can’t see the end of you
You’re head in the clouds and your toes dug in the sand

I want to steal this
From you, my beggar princess
And yes, it’s just a moment
Of truth with you and me in it

Hey to you my darling
I’ve woken up to a morning sun
That draws a halo ’round your head
Innocence I’ve mocked
I’ve laughed in scorn
But now a look at you is like a slap in my old face

I want to steal this
From you, my beggar princess
And yes, it’s just a moment
Of truth with you and me in it

So why should we die?
So why should we die?
We’re special, you and I

We got this far
To fall apart
Oh, but no

Hey to you my darling
Have you seen me lately
Ready for tomorrow, with a light in my eyes

I want to feel this
Like you do my beggar princess
And yes, it’s just a moment
Of truth with you and me in it

So why should we die?
So why should we die?
We’re special, you and I

Sea Of Pleasantries

I’m floating on a sea of hubris
And the servile few keep growing
Into a school of mini-mes
I’m living like I always wanted
My words are people’s gospel
And it affects my mind, my friend

I can not keep things to myself

Dearie me
I’m floating on a sea of pleasantries
’Cause no-one tells me no
And I don’t say please
Or any of those other niceties
’Cause that shit’s just weak

The other day I felt like sharing
So I handed my wisdom down
And it caused a pretty scene
Some shout at me, but I’m not worried
I’m protected by laws I loathe
And therefor disregard

I find myself the perfect man

Dearie me
I’m floating on a sea of pleasantries
’Cause no-one tells me no
And I don’t say please
Or any of those other niceties
’Cause that shit’s just weak
That shit is just weak

There were shots from some poor dummy
I never said to take my meaning by the word
Dear listener, don’t worry about me
I’m up here safe and sound
In my precious ivory tower

From a great big height
I see your plight
Now fight

Trail Of Lies

Hello
From a mind hell-bent and lost
A ripple of pretty soothing words
Always at someone else’s cost

Yeah, I’ll do this right
Think I’ll tear myself apart
Right down to my treacherous heart
See if it’s something you still want a part of

Hello, I’m here
And I’m sick and tired
Leaving a trail of lies
Yeah, my heart it cries
And my tear-stained face
Can’t wash away those lies

Hush now heart
You can never take it back
Once it’s out there in the cracks
It’ll fester and maybe break your back

Hello, I’m here
And I’m sick and tired
Leaving a trail of lies
Yeah, my heart it cries
And my tear-stained face
Can’t wash away those lies

Have I a soul
You can bring yourself to
Love as a whole
With all my queer exceptions
I’m not the rule
So will you just sit down and breathe
With me

Hello, I’m here tonight
And I’m sick and tired
Leaving a trail of lies
Yeah, my heart it cries
And if I don’t come clean
No, this can’t be my life

This can’t be my life

Sick Song

You pull me out this godforsaken jungle
Of imposing on all my misery
I’m leaving behind a life faded to grey tone
Flushing red with a lovesong

You’re holding up my light again
A light I thought I’d lost
How easily it burns again
Without drugs, creed or cost
You have passed across that line
A line I thought stood firm
You will prove me wrong again
My lines don’t pose a halt for you

I’m sick on the floor
I hate all that I’m writing
The birds outside seem to be mocking me
There’s too much white noise
Too much words that only mean half-things
But here I stand with a lovesong

Stuck With A Rhyme

Stuck, stuck, stuck, stuck with a rhyme
Want to but I can not seem to combine it
With anything of might

I want to stick, stick, stick, stick to a plan
But to conjure up a working one takes a better man
Than most self-help software tells me I am

Shush, shush, shush, shush it to death
Keep ideas from leaving my head
Collect all my thoughts and put them back to bed

But then I turn to face a world

It crossed my mind tonight
It’s pencil to paper time
All of this, all of this leaves
If I get to, I get to be

Take, take, take all that you can
I may not be around to blow up this scam
I wish I had clarity but I’m damned

Stuck, stuck, stuck, stuck with it all
Want to but I can not seem to recall what I want
Or what I’m here for

And so I turn to face the world

It crossed my mind tonight
It’s pencil to paper time
All of this, all of this leaves
If I get to, I get to be

Stuck, stuck, stuck, stuck with a rhyme
Want to but I can not seem to combine
Stuck, stuck, stuck, stuck with a rhyme
Want to but I can not seem to combine it ahead

You crossed my mind tonight
Now it’s pencil to paper time
All of this, all of this leaves
If I get to, I get to be
Someone
Someone
Someone

Marina

I smell pinewood and salmon
I trot on salt of the Earth
A thick black smoke is stinging my eyes
And it’s decidedly silent
Mmm, my unfurnished home

I shake hands with every last one
Be it grandma or baby
They’ll join hands when I’ve gone
It makes no difference to me

Shards of glass
Now your cup lay broken

When we meet you may find a sound
Slowly creeping out of your mouth
Saying please please let me do this alone
But I was always there through it all
Through the storm
Marina
Marina
Marina
Marina

I did not come to dwell in this place
Just to pick up a package
I did not come to fall from grace
No, I’m long lost and past it
Marina
Marina
Now your cup lay broken
Marina
Marina
Now your cup lay broken

The Funny One

Shame on you
For speaking the truth
You fill a room with laughter
And then someone quotes you wrong
It’s you that they’re now after
The papers scream your magic’s gone

A war on thought
The lines have been drawn
You apologize profoundly
But no-one wants to hear
Their minds made up completely
Don’t confuse them with reality

’Cause son you are the one
We’re all laughing quietly into our drinks
But we’re with you son

We’re the lucky ones
We’re the lucky ones
We’re the lucky ones
’Cause you’re just the funny one
She’s a lucky one
He’s a lucky one
I’m a lucky one
’Cause you’re still the only one

So shame on us
We push but not enough
You kill a hall with laughter
You speak our very minds
Pupil turns to master
And we hope we’re not left behind

’Cause son you are the one
We’re all waiting for someone
To join our hearts in a song

We’re the lucky ones
We’re the lucky ones
We’re the lucky ones
’Cause you’re still the funny one
She’s a lucky one
He’s a lucky one
I’m a lucky one
’Cause you’re still the lonely one, so…

(Don’t want to save me)
(Go on and save me)

You’re still the only one standing now

Dancing With Daisies

I’ve been laying down so long
The only feeling’s in my bones
My eyes have sunk into my skull
But hey, tomorrow’s the day I get

Paid for all my services
I have done my worst to ditch
I am like an altar boy
Sweet, humble and destroyed

Church, yeah that’s where I got to go
Those priests they have got know
How to escape that impending doom
I call my nine to five
A time-traveled suicide
And I’m dancing with daisies

Oh my world you’ve grown so small
Everybody’s in on it all
There is no song and no parade
Just a life, two thirds gone all the time

Scientists, they gotta make sense of this
They’ll know how to handle this rift in my continuum
But wait, what if I’m alien?
Would that go towards explaning things?
Or is that just a backdoor?

I feel fired up
Quite often enough
But subject to change I am
Like any other man

Oh world of great opportunity
When accidentally
Will you exactly be tripping over me?
It’s not like I find myself
With all of my time on Earth
Doing more than dancing with daisies
Dancing with daisies