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Lifejacket

from Family Tree by You Kiss By The Book

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lyrics

Son of a sailor floating at sea the last lifejacket was wasted on me.
I float up and down but I keep my head high
even though I know my feet won’t touch the ground.

And ideas come easy now with nothing around
like a seashell held to my ear I hear only sound
it’s not real but it’s clear something is there.

The lighthouse is my only focus
but its eyes remain distant so all is hopeless
like how I hear the sound of rescue boats
when it’s just birds over head
and every wave is a friendly face that pulls me further away
the truth is I am needed here I must have known it all my life
so just let it wash over me I don’t try and fight against her might.

And ideas come quickly now with no one around
everything passes through me like a book I have found
and devoured in days
I can’t retain a page but something stays with me.

Oh the last lifejacket was wasted on me,
Oh the last lifejacket was wasted on me,
Oh the last lifejacket was wasted on me.

credits

from Family Tree, released August 3, 2012
Simon Dowling (vocals, guitars)
Andy Walsh (vocals, bull island sound)
Phil Clarke (vocals, bass, pedal steel, drums)
Fergus Gleeson (violins)
Saileog O’Halloran (vocals)
David Crean (vocals)

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