Friday, March 18, 2011

a rousing speech oh captain

why not the brand new day and cool crisp air
from where we'd like to be, cut off like my hair
i know i am a submarine with so much left to see
the skeptical captain of this ill fated journey
complete beauty in this state of awe, relax a bit and stare
we are lost inside our own goodness and blissfully unaware
with you and him and her and them inside this deep blue sea
captured in this paradise never to be free
oh captain my captain where do we go from here
i'm afraid we are completely lost and completely unaware
oh captain dear captain where can we go from here
your eyes tell our sad little story, you lips spell out despair
why all these negative states of mind, why are you so sad
all i know is gone and everything to be had has been had
there is nothing left but your blood, your heart, your eyes, your skin
your bones, your lips, the memories of where you have been
the people you have loved, hated, felt for a certain indifference
fought for at the fragile price of your neverending expense
the countless things that i abhor will forever stick to me
but there is no one else on this godforsaken planet i would rather be
these are all my proud scars on this journey into the sea
many doors have stayed tightly shut because i am a special key
countless times have i gone down without a bruise on my pale skin
the rope i walk on now is weak and ever so painfully thin
just floating in the gigantic midst of this mess of uncertainty
all this hope and full of love but nothing i could guarantee
but please have some faith in a person as low and unsure as me
the end is far and an uncertain gamble but i swear i will set you free
i will love you all the same my friend, without question without plea
i will hold you all the way my love, my companion under the sea

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