To Sea (See)

from Land Of Plenty by Ian Rushton

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Lyrics, Vocals & Guitars - Nick Crosby
Music, Production & Mixing - Ian Rushton

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To Sea
Ian Rushton / Nick Crosby ©2006

Verse 1
Once I thought
I'd be master
of my realm
all that I beheld

Verse 2
Once I thought
I'd leave my mark
upon this world
that is an irony

Verse 3
Because instead
this world has left
it's marks on me
Drove me to the Sea

Verse 4
When I heard
the Siren's sing
I took the helm
but let the rudder swing

Chorus
Foolish lies never gave me comfort
Comfort kills too easily
wrecks lie below the ocean
Far too cruel for any honest man to see/sea

Verse 5
We build on faith
Till faith is broken
Trust and betrayal
Two sides of a token

Verse 6
Men build fences
Then tear them down
Justify offenses
With a jeweled crown

Verse 7
Dark secrets buried
deep in the ground
That earth won't carry
Turns them upside down

Chorus
Foolish lies never gave me comfort
Comfort kills too easily
wrecks lie below the ocean
Far too cruel for any honest man to see/sea

Bridge
A calm sea is freedom from rage
A violent sea is freedom from the calm
A masthead is no steeple nor cage
The raging wind, always a bitter psalm

Chorus
Foolish lies never gave me comfort
Comfort kills too easily
wrecks lie below the ocean
Far too cruel for any honest man to see/sea

Verse 8
One mans crime
Is another's justice
Revenge claims its time
When reason becomes useless

Verse 9
Distant pounding of
Hammer on gavel
But courts on land
Can not trace our travel

Verse 10
Out on the Sea
Horizon melts with sky
Wind fills sails
waves and bow collide

Chorus
Foolish lies never gave me comfort
Comfort kills too easily
wrecks lie below the ocean
Far too cruel for any honest man to see/sea

Verse 11
Imagined lines
Divide the oceans
Aboard this ship
No such Kingly notions

Verse 12
We're free to test
The ocean reaches
On bottom rests
All that it teaches

Verse 13
And so we'll cheat
The hangman and the crown
Until the Sea
Takes and drags us down

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from Land Of Plenty, released December 1, 2008

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Ian Rushton is UK born New Zealander, producer and self-taught pianist and guitarist, offering anything from contemporary classical and pop/rock instrumentals to adult contemporary pop and rock songs. Rushton regularly collaborates with musicians from around the globe to create an exciting and varied mix of easy listening music. ... more

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