Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Abandon Ship.

Abandon Ship.

Verse1:
I was listening to the news anchors and started sinking like a boat full of holes,
and I felt your fingers on my forearm trying to hold fast, but I knew it,
If we didn’t get out, we’d drown, so just this once, give up the ship,
So sorry Captain Lawrence, but this boat’s broken and we refuse to go down with it.
Between the two of us, we don’t have enough fingers to plug the thousand little leaks
Not to mention the cracks in the mast and rips in the sails, so we’re getting out
Let the boats down, we’re gonna abandon ship, this culture trip and we hope you don’t
But we won’t join you if you do go down with it…

Chorus:
Arms, legs, ears and throat,
all safe and sound in an escape boat,
I don’t wanna play chess with Jonah
I don’t wanna dine with Mister Geppetto

Bridge:
You and me will sail across this lake
We’ll take the long way to play it safe.

Verse2:
I turned on the radio, but like it felt like cannonballs, so I thew it overboard, and oh,
My shoulder’s so sore from carrying a musket amidst the ready aim fire and bullets,
And I felt your whisper more than heard you tell me, “If your ears are ringing, then join me,
We’ll go U.A., my love, just come on, sometimes you fight, but sometimes you have to escape.

Chorus:
Arms, legs, ears and throat
all safe and sound in an escape boat,
I don’t wanna play cards with Jonah
I don’t wanna have coffee with Geppetto

Coda:
You, me, eyes and lips,
all safe and sound on a sailing ship