Wooden Ship

from Autumn Song by Roy Smiles

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Wooden Ship

Tear down the stars; make the night nothing
Unleash the rain; let all things drown
Rip down the moon and do it laughing
Leave it to die, without a sound.

Switch off the sun; just bring me darkness
Let there be chaos, let there be fear
Let women cry, let children whimper
Let there be rivers of desperate tears.

My woman has gone
My woman has gone
My woman has gone.

Chorus
There’s a wooden ship that carries my heart
Let that ship burn now we’re apart
There’s a wooden ship that’s my love’s pyre
Let my heart burn in its scorching fire.

Napalm the world; all seven wonders
Bomb all the mountains, mighty and tall
Murder the clouds; kill every rainbow
Let Eden fester; let angels fall.

My woman has gone
My woman has gone
My woman has gone.

(Instrumental)

Go tell the Gods; I curse their living
Go tell the Fates; I curse their name
Don’t talk of love, for now there’s nothing
Only despair, hatred and pain.

Chorus

My woman has gone
My woman has gone
My woman has gone.

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from Autumn Song, released June 2, 2015

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Roy Smiles London, UK

Roy Smiles has recorded ten albums:
'Drunks & Dreamers' (2011), 'Time's Moving On' (2012),'Seize The Day' (2013), 'Autumn Song' (2014), 'Bremen' (2014), 'The Trains & The Rain' (2015), 'Northern Angels'.(2018), 'Lost Souls' (2020), 'November's Child' (2023) & 'Tales Of The Ocean' (2023).
All available on Bandcamp.
Contact: roy.smiles@aol.co.uk. ... more

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