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stories the sea told me at night

by Nikolai Wilckens

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1.
hey come on, roll the windows down take a breath, that’s what you wanted we keep on singing while we’re heading south and in the east a new day’s dawning a gentle silver lining and days into weeks and weeks to years and years to a life and life to a day footprints in the sand and days into weeks and weeks to years and years to a life and life to a day the sea won’t wash away I can’t capture it and I don’t want to hold the beauty of the scene it’s within these moments and when they are gone they are gone forever they are gone forever and days into weeks and weeks to years and years to a life and life to a day footprints in the sand and days into weeks and weeks to years and years to a life and life to a day the sea won’t wash away days turn to weeks and weeks to years days turn to weeks and weeks to years and years to life to a day and days into weeks and weeks to years and years to life to a day
2.
I’ve never been to San Francisco I’ve never seen the Golden Gate came to the west to forget her so further I have to go – alone and round and round and a new hall, a new door to pass along the way and round and round and a new hall, a new door to pass but will I stay? and I’m closer, I’m closer to, to the home before the light I’m not keen to say “I’ve been there” things get lost on the way pictures black and white on the wall some empty frames tell what has gone and round and round and a new hall, a new door to pass along the way and round and round and a new hall, a new door to pass but will I stay? and I’m closer, I’m closer to…
3.
did I forget 04:00
soaked to the skin “they will drown”, I spoke under my breath from a window across the street one last curse then turn away as if the rain predicts what future holds did I forget… did I forget about the rain forget about the sun, a sky like the colour of your eyes the Boss walks me home half depressed and half drunk tonight I need no home just a place to rest my head and stations passing and he says “it’s gonna be a long walk home” did I forget… did I forget about the rain forget about the sun, a sky like the colour of your eyes
4.
on and on 02:56
tonight I’m comin’ home to the girl I left all alone been away so long seems like days, weeks , seems like years there is hope that it turns out turns out right for me and her the road goes on and on and in your arms she says “don’t ever leave” the road goes on and on and if it is goodbye don’t look back it’s four at night, I’m awake in my dingy hotel tried to call her, but no answer maybe she’s already asleep why do I worry about a girl a thousand miles away from me the road goes on and on and in your arms she says “don’t ever leave” the road goes on and on and if it is goodbye don’t look back
5.
lights out on the sea from here you can watch them slowly disappear next time it’s up to you change your perspective what would you choose? stayin’ or leavin’? bye bye, the rain won’t stop unless you’re getting gettin’ over it a city by the sea plains, ships and bridges waves are rolling a salty taste on the lips is all that stays when you turn away from it all bye bye, the rain won’t stop unless you’re getting gettin’ over it
6.
city lights 04:29
burn all your money and when there is nothing left burn all your love so that you won’t shiver again the wrong girl, the wrong boy – so what keeps you from going and city lights will shine for you when you’re lonely better with someone than on your own and city lights will shine for you when you’re down and out last night it felt familiar now you steal yourself away down, down, down on the street the city, ruthlessly drowns you the wrong girl, the wrong boy – so what keeps you from going and city lights will shine for you when you’re lonely better with someone than on your own and city lights will shine for you when you’re down and out and big black cars and romance for the masses and there you stand below city lights alone
7.
hang on 02:53
so here we are, call to say “I’m allright”, “I’m in love with…” is this the way how things end after all these years? hang on to times long gone hang on to what we could have been all this time I’ve gathered names and numbers change the phone, forget them all I will gather new ones and tell them stories about the past hang on to times long gone hang on to what we could have been
8.
never thee 02:30
sorry for writin’ every line about finding love, loosing it and time in between lately fell in love kept falling endlessly and I’m dwelling at the comfort of a broken heart again you really thought that they cared then took a look into their eyes for beyond you have found the wide open sea… but never thee rang up my friends I said I was dumped again “move on”, they said, yeah, that helps when you keep on talking instead of keeping quiet driving me to write it down and throw it in a song you really thought that they cared then take a look into their eyes for beyond you have found the wide open sea… but never thee
9.
here is my life life in a box wrapped with tape holding it together every address tells a part of the story no more than where and when I just came to leave right from the start the boy leaves town it’s the day I have been dreaming of the boy leaves town I hold my breath and count… 9,10 – I’m out plain white walls in my hands a photograph of the town I will go some day I am close to the door a few steps to take am I still holding on to this room? I just came to leave right from the start the boy leaves town it’s the day I have been dreaming of the boy leaves town I hold my breath and count… 9,10 – I’m out
10.
when I was young my papa sang me to sleep when I was sad my mama hold me tight it’s been a long way since I have left my home and still I’m on the run to find a place to settle down before sleep I pray, lord, will I ever find a place for me and the girl the girl to be found goodnight… the man in black my only company when I’m on the road another show to play yes, I chose this life either free or dead and I will be until the end a singer with empty hands before sleep I pray, lord, will I ever find a place for me and the girl the girl to be found goodnight…

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released October 26, 2012

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