The Wind and the Water
Album: Kaleidoscope Tales
By: Lucy and the Man
By: Lucy and the Man
Duration
5:20
Genres
Description
Many folk songs cronicle about the sorrow inflicted on people by the forces of nature: the ravages of tornadoes or raging fires laying waste to people's way of life. What would these elements say, if they were able to defend themselves?
Lyrics
The Wind and the Water (T. de Man & L. van Schaijk) The ship set to sail when the weather allowed But blue skies are clouded in memories now For the sorrowful widow who mourned for the sailor who drowned She committed herself to the plan Of vengeance on that which had murdered her man So she took on the ocean with her bare hands And had to surrender again And I am the ocean And the tide gives and takes And if you've lost your heart to the whims of the sea Please don't blame it on me I am no sea of tears I am no mystery I hold no treasure deep Promised by poetry That's lost on me When she was found near the cliffs on the shore No sailors ever set sail anymore And they stayed on the island to honor the girl they adored Till the day when the storm came to town And powerful winds forced the villagers down And still to this day if they hear but a sound They find themselves pinned to the ground And I am a rain cloud And the air goes its way If you're looking for justice or sympathy Don't expect it from me I am no ray of light I don't have my answers right I am no painted sky Or gate to the by and by I'll deliver your messages day and night In a bottle or held by a dove in flight I will carry your vessels to anywhere And I'll always be there And I am the ocean... And I am a rain cloud... And I am a rain cloud...
