Elvis Costello The King Of The Unknown Sea Lyrics

The King Of The Unknown Sea Lyrics

(Words: Costello, music: Michael Thomas) 
Beneath the turquoise pools and emerald jewels 
There lie the broken spines of seven ships 
The skulls of careless fools and coins of gold 
Pour from the banks that proffer puckered lips 
I am the king of all of you 
The timid land 
The unknown sea 
And all that lies between 
So then come away you frail of breath 
You feeling tired of life 
And scared of death 
You stain the air with your half hearted wit 
A few steps more will make an end of it 
-Chorus 
She`ll wander on a strand of dying light 
She`ll wonder who may answer whispered prayers 
The coral and the pearl that hold you tight 
May grace the throat of those the ocean spares