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Captain's Maiden
04:10
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And the captain’s maiden
Like a siren she sings
On the Jackals and forecastle men
Of tattoos ‘n whalebone earrings
But they should know the captain’s maiden
For she’s his spice in her hair
And the beauty he’s awakened
Is a burden that’s his to bear
And she rings and she sings
And she plays with her strings
And she bounds around on his wings
But the captain’s maiden
Can’t remain on board for long
Soon the captain’s maiden… will be gone
And leaning back upon his taffrail
The captain pulls his pipe and sad
He knows its not his first nor his last sail
You run a ship on the wind that ya had
A steady hand old and weary worn
Knows just when to ease a line
No captain’s maiden born
Will have him leave his ship behind
And he hails and he sails
And he never fails
To bring the ship through the gales
But the captain’s maiden
Can’t remain on board for long
Soon the captain’s maiden… will be gone
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When Words Fail
06:03
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When words fail and angels come
And they fear for what we’ve done
When words fail and sun does fall
And they yearn to feel at all…
Like us
When words fail keys ring and soar
And the voice will sing no more…
And it is good
When words fail and sun is set
There’s no way we can forget…
And so at last
The day is past
When words fail and light is low
The still cries out from here below
And the stars light up the sky…
And He knows love
Angels fear what is to come
For they see when we are dumb
And undone love
When words fail and moments come
There’s a time and place to run…
Tomorrow
And the angels still unfold their wings…
And they shelter
When words fail and demons come
They will wail and struggle and fail
For angels yearn to love like man
They will shelter as they can
When we falter understand
God knows
When words fail and angels come
Keys be still the sun goes down
Then let heaven have its way…
On our bear heart
And our troubled slumber
Let the words and demons die
Know how soon the sun will rise
Angels answer to a stronger eye…
Of God
When words fail and it is past love
God have mercy on us
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Say Goodbye
03:28
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Remember now those times gone by
And the way your eyes did shine
And all those visions I rewind
How they play now on my mind
Go on home – Say goodbye
There is no anger I recall
But I’m sad after all
I lift my finger from the play
Close my eyes that is all
And you will slowly pull away
We both wish you could stay
It never dies – Say goodbye
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I Used to Dream of You
04:25
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I used to dream of you
And then you went away
I guess I always knew
How you can never stay
So dreams lay down a while
And fitful slumber sails
Your fingers will not dial
To places where words fail
And I run but will not find a way
Back to the sun ‘cause it’s a rainy day
And lightning flies across the evening sky
And I know why our love was bound to die
I used to dream of you
And then you went away
There’s nothing I can do
There is no other way
And you don’t even feel
Like anything was lost
I prayed for you to heal
And I would bear the cost
And I let go and you fly away
You won’t know what my dreams did say
The lightning cries and static owns the air
Your shining eyes they are gone from there
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5. |
I Let It Fade
04:39
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Now that’s the way this goes
… Down
How curtain falls and shows close
But it’s not so bad
Smile and don’t be sad
Love don’t condescend or brag
… Don’t
Become a cold wet rag
For we all fall down and some
More when our time comes
Now let’s all toast the end
The cast will all play friends
The past we’ll make amends
The show has had its run
The lights and crowds are done
Now – Let – It – Fade – Away
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Ed Verner Florida
A withdrawn and somewhat reclusive renaissance man of lyrics, logic, and lullabies, Ed Verner prefers you to hear his piano rather than know him.
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