Fretblanket - Abandon Ship lyrics

rate me

I was there on the morning of the birth,<br />

Waiting to catch the first breath,<br />

And I have seen more than I would have chosen,<br />

I was present at the first sign of the death.<br />

Some would say you should have seen it coming,<br />

The poison seas were tearing at the shore,<br />

And our island home was invaded, not our own,<br />

And we dug our trenches deeper, even more<br />

Could I leave you, when I asked you,<br />

Would you be dismayed?<br />

Scrape you from my skin, pick another victim,<br />

Could you take that straight?<br />

No-one talked about the times that we had missed,<br />

And the chances we'd ignored, because who cares?<br />

We were young, it didn't matter, and we knew that on our side<br />

We had time, we had everything to spare.<br />

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I would while away the seconds and the days,<br />

Waiting for the phone to bring some news,<br />

Read the papers, try to find my name in print,<br />

Anything to keep myself amused.<br />

Could I leave you, when I asked you,<br />

Would you be dismayed?<br />

Scrape you from my skin, pick another victim,<br />

Could you take that straight?<br />

Maybe I could find some daylight,<br />

Maybe I could use you as a friend,<br />

Maybe I could find some comfort,<br />

A phrase that I could follow to the end<br />

Could I leave you, when I asked you,<br />

Would you be dismayed?<br />

Scrape you from my skin, pick another victim,<br />

Could you take that straight?