Edelle McMahon - Ships Will Sail

from Songs for a troubled mind by A Darkness Echoing

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Ships Will Sail

Ships will sail out of reach, over horizons,
Slips beneath those plodding feet she keeps her eyes on.
Living in her daydreams, living in the past,
Course charted with a compass; the needle had been lost.
Don’t wait, don’t wait.

Dreams will wake unfulfilled; don’t try to hold them.
Bonds will break, you can’t rebuild; don’t try to mould them.
Standin’ on a threshold, decision in hand.
Will you leave your old desires behind you in the sand?
Don’t wait, don’t wait.

Would you sail that crooked strait?
Would you weigh that anchor?
How much longer will you wait to raise your voice and thank her?

Inky fingers hold the key to liberate her.
She no longer hears the voice of the narrator.
A great big expectation bubbles up inside,
Got no more illusions, got nothin’ left to hide.
Won’t wait, won’t wait.

Would you sail that crooked strait?
Would you weigh that anchor?
How much longer will you wait to raise your voice and thank her?

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from Songs for a troubled mind, released March 26, 2020
Written by Edelle McMahon, Jim Johnston, Paul Wilkinson, Paula McAree
Guitar, Vocals & Backing Vocals: Edelle McMahon
Drums, Percussion, Piano & Backing Vocals: Michael Mormecha
Engineered and produced by Michael Mormecha at Millbank Studios.
Mixed by Michael Mormecha, Edelle McMahon & Graham Bingham.
Master by Pete Maher, London.

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