Kings Of Convenience - My Ship Isn\'t Pretty lyrics

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The telegraph gave us hope<br />

Before was the silence and the panic it brought<br />

The sky was the blankest sheet<br />

We drew lines upon it<br />

so our thoughts could meet<br />

through cables black and cold<br />

we carry our intentions to bridge<br />

and bring home<br />

would it all be so clear<br />

if the lines were erased<br />

and the silence restored?<br />

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Boys of today write lines on walls<br />

in the streets at night<br />

in suburbs of cities with no name<br />

is this destruction or just quiet protest<br />

against loneliness<br />

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the cargo lies in our laps<br />

they're weight is so heavy<br />

and this is all we know<br />

our message will need a ship<br />

to travel across oceans<br />

that can't otherwise be crossed<br />

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it undulates on the waves<br />

and cautions the water so we can be safe<br />

it undulates on the waves<br />

then cautions the water so we can be safe

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