WHILE HEAVEN WEPT - The Furthest Shore lyrics

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So long ago, I set out to sea, forsaken by god and man<br />

Visions of passion, glory and gold beckoned from distant lands<br />

I left behind all I had known, aspiring to live, love, and conquer<br />

Unaware that these futile pursuits would only yield a drifting sepulchre<br />

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Desperate<br />

I have traversed<br />

The seas of<br />

Sorrow<br />

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Aimlessly drifting for many a year, cursing this fated endeavor<br />

Hopeless, I accept that the solace I've sought will elude me forever<br />

Straining against the maelstrom unbound, my limbs frailed and broken<br />

Splintered apart after storm upon storm, my heart and hopes have sunken<br />

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Desolate<br />

I have succumb<br />

To the seas of<br />

Sorrow<br />

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Tortured memories of sailing and searching, finding and failing<br />

Eroding the will to further resist the waves violent churning<br />

Bereft of strength I've lost hold of the dream now sinking in sorrow<br />

Falling helpless to the waters raging below<br />

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For a fleeting moment I clutched the debris of my vessel now flotsam<br />

A futile attempt of an overcome man to fend off the ocean<br />

I know it is hopeless when I see the approach of the conquering wave<br />

That has come to carry me to my watery grave<br />

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Washed ashore, succumb to the sea<br />

The waves force upward my lifeless eyes<br />

To watch the sun set for the last time<br />

Only in death, would peace be mine