"Par Voie de Mer"

I will take enough to last me years
I'm sorry but it's impossible to work here
I'll take sharp enough knives if all goes wrong
to carve my thoughts into what I'm floating on.
You have enough problems, no need to fix mine
I'm sorry to waste so much of your time
you may keep everything of ours
I'll find a muse in the stars.

Maybe it's just that I have grown cold
maybe I've lost sight of all my hands used to hold
let the waves wash over me, I will try my luck at sea
I just wanted to be something ... but it's time
to be moving on, to accept all that's wrong.

If you make it out alive and alone
may the calmest seas keep you afloat
should the current send you drifting
may the sun shine bright to keep you from freezing.
I'll be on my own floating out to sea
out towards the setting sun and smiling
longing to see the stars more clearly
thinking of you when the sharks come to get me.

Maybe it's just that I've become tired
maybe I've lost hope in all that had me inspired
let the ocean embrace me, I will have more luck at sea
you just wanted to help me ... but it's time
to be letting go, to give up all that I own.

"Understanding a Sailor's Grief"

Please stop pulling me down, you have some flaws of your own
feel free to go

I was out with myself again as the day began to fade
darker clouds were rolling in, I felt them raining on my face
I was hoping for a flood, for it to carry me away.
All I heard when I got home were the voices of a siren
I've got this yearning in my heart and a burning in my skin
could we ever start anew or find something to believe in?

Please don't pick me apart, you have bad habits of your own
we have no vows to keep, you're free to leave

I was lost in my thoughts again as the sun began to rise
morning birds were waking up, I heard them taking to the skies
I was thinking of the times and of the places with surprise.
I can't force myself to love, we've been pushing way too far
I've got a burning in my skin and this yearning in my heart
we need to find again, everything that made us at the start

Please don't deny such simple things, you have desires of your own
we have no rings to wear, no lie to swear
please don't flash me those eyes, you're not as clever as you think
we have no promise to hold, you're free to go