Tall Tales Telltales Lyrics

Tall Tales Telltales lyrics

now and again youll remember the sound
of the sails waving helpless
the
cables wrapping one another into knots so strong
youre lost at once if not
tossed into the drink and lost beneath
a substance so dark yet
elementary
four winds converge upon a point where your compass
spirals
round in useless motions mocking everything
while bilge collects
your
cupped hands attempt to shovel out the last few inches
and you plead with
the gods but they send you no sign
hold on sailor, hold on brother
steady
the vessel
tall tales of ghosts at sail
they spend the afterlife
in
futile calculation, dead reckoning
telltales confuse the sails, direction is
lost
the winds will spiral round a listless tapestry
and youre left all
alone under the shine of the moon
hold on sailor, tighten the
cables
steady the vessel
its a good life if you dont weaken
hold on,
hold on