Theo Bard - Down Into The Sea lyrics

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Theo Bard - Down Into The Sea lyrics

AS THE SETTING SUN IS FALLING DOWN, DOWN AWAY FROM ME AND THE LAND I PLACE MY FEET UPON IS SLIPPING UNDER ME EVERY STORM, EVERY STEP TURNS THE SOLID LAND TO GRIEF, AND IT'S FALLING DOWN, FALLING DOWN, DOWN INTO THE SEA WHOLE VILLAGES ARE FALLING DOWN, DOWN AWAY FROM ME SEE THE CHIMNEY POTS AND GUTTERS ON THE BEACH IN MISERY AND THE MUD IT SLIDES SO STICKY IN THE LIQUID CERTAINTY THAT IT'S FALLING DOWN. FALLING DOWN, DOWN INTO THE SEA FALL DOWN, HIGH GROUND, FALL DOWN SO LOW FALL DOWN, FALL DOWN, SO CERTAIN SAD AND SLOW AND IF YOU TRY TO STAND DEFIANT IN THE SAND SO SLIPPERY YOU'LL BE FALLING DOWN, DOWN INTO THE SEA AND THE ROADS THAT ONCE WERE TRUSTED. NOW THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO LEAD LIKE THE VEINS OF AN OPEN WOUND. THIS LAND'S AN AMPUTEE AND THE WAVES THEY SLICE OFF LIVELIHOODS WITH SALT TO STOP THE BLEED BUT BLOOD IS FALLING DOWN. FALLING DOWN. DOWN INTO THE SEA FALL DOWN, HIGH GROUND... . BUT MY DREAMS THEY ARE NOT FALLING DOWN, DOWN AWAY FROM ME NO THEY HARDEN INTO AIMS AND GOALS WHICH STILL I CANNOT SEE, I FIGHT FOR THEM WITH EVERY BREATH AND FIGHT FOR FAMILY UNTIL I'M FALLING DOWN, FALLING DOWN, DOWN INTO THE SEA FALL DOWN, HIGH GROUND...