ocean of dreams

Sail, sail on by
Over the deep dark ocean
Till the day I die
Let the motion carry me

* * *

Piove sull'oceano
Piove sull'oceano
Piove sulla mia identità
Lampi sull'oceano
Lampi sull'oceano
Squarci di luminosità
Forse là in America
I venti del Pacifico
Scoprono le sue immensità
Le mie mani stringono
Sogni lontanissimi
E il mio pensiero corre da te
Remo, tremo, sento
Profondi, oscuri abissi
É per l'amore che ti do
É per l'amore che non sai
Che mi fai naufragare
É per l'amore che non ho
É per l'amore che vorrei
É per questo dolore
É questo amore che ho per te
Che mi fa superare queste vere tempeste
Onde sull'oceano
Onde sull'oceano
Che dolcemente si placherà
Le mie mani stringono
Sogni lontanissimi
E il tuo respiro soffia su di me
Remo, tremo, sento
Vento intorno al cuore
É per l'amore che ho per te
Che mi fa superare mille tempeste
É per l'amore che ti do
É per l'amore che vorrei
Da questo mare
É per la vita che non c'è
Che mi fai naufragare
In fondo al cuore
Tutto questo ti avrà
E a te sembrerà tutto normale

* * *

When the wind is high, the whitecaps curl
The waters run with an oily swirl
The skipper says, I love this world
It's the only one we'll see;
If your luck is in, you can see the fish
Though they swim as deep as your deepest wish
The sound of his voice was feverish
And he gave the wheel to me

Who writes the story? I don't know any more
And maybe nothing's what it seems
Spare me the glory, just get me safe on shore
And I'll only put to sea in my dreams

The sky grew dark and it blew a squall We saw the weather-glass fall and fall Then a wave rose up like a mountain wall
We stared up at the sea;
With a mortgaged boat and a stack of debt
Maybe more than your feet get wet
He looked, he shrugged, he cut the net
He set his fortune free

Who writes the story? I don't know any more
Maybe nothing's what it seems
Spare me the glory, just get me safe on shore
And I'll only put to sea in my dreams

The skipper yelled, We can haul and bail
We can fight like hell but we always fail
To the beast with the green and glittering scales
Rolling loose below;
The wave came on and we couldn't hide
We spun half-round and began to slide
Maybe that's when the skipper went over the side
We never saw him go

Love, are you glory? I don't know any more
Maybe nothing's what it seems
Out of the story just bring me safe to shore
And I'll only put to sea
Who writes the story? I don't know any more
Maybe nothing's what it seems
Spare me the glory, just get me safe on shore
And I'll only put to sea in my dreams

The ship's hull rang with a single crash
We shot to the top like a trumpet blast
Then the sea grew calm as a looking-glass...
I hid my face and cried

* * *

She touched the scars upon his body
Traced the veins beneath his skin
It felt so right to leave him sleeping
Yet her head began to spin

And when she left, she left no letter
What you don't say no one hears
She shut the door on empty voices
On regret and wasted years

She saw the moon over Milford Haven
Stars in a flaming sky
She stepped out into the sunrise
And she found that she could fly

And when she felt her wings unfold
All the tales that she'd been told
And the heavy shoes and the band of gold
Fell away like melting snow

She crossed the naked spine of England
While the sun was at its height
Solway Sands and Kielder Water
Far below her left and right

And somewhere north of Tobermory
They say her path began to climb
She was heading for Newfoundland
And she might be gone some time

She saw the moon over Milford Haven
Stars over Plymouth Sound
She flew as high as heaven
And she said, I won't come down

And when she felt her wings unfold
All the tales that she'd been told
And the heavy shoes and the band of gold
Fell away like melting snow

She saw the moon over Milford Haven
Stars in a flaming sky
She stepped out into the sunrise
And she found that she could fly
She could fly

* * *

I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Where the castle looks out to sea
I would swim over the deepest ocean
For my love to be with me

But the sea is wide, and I cannot swim over
Nor have I the wings to fly

I wish I had a handsome boatman
To ferry me over, my love and I
I wish I was in the land of Eire
Where the mountains reach the sea
Where flowers blossom as I do remember
Where my true love came to me

But the sea is wide, and I cannot swim over
Nor have I the wings to fly

Ah, to be back now in Carrickfergus
To be together, my love and I
To be together, my love and I
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
To be together,
my love and I