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Sail To The Deep

by Bowker

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1.
Open Water 03:24
Open Water Out at sea, Most my days behind me No kids at home, No legacy No wife, Just dying memory Once knew these waters now i’m drifting all alone without a sail Looking back I almost see just where my life began to fail
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My father he wrote me whilst he were away My mother would tell me that man was a saint But I’d soon learn better for I read his books His vices were gold and insatiable lust For a time it was currency to use his name Respected by all in the town he became All but a legend, a guru, a king A hero they placed in the songs that they’d sing A long long time ago A tale of an island of gold Riches and women to spare Drove him away to the depths of despair All that time ago A curse had been placed on all men who were told One by one they’d set course and it’s said In a matter of weeks they’d be washed ashore - dead! Men of our town once he’d died they’d call me A man of my word and a man of the sea The women by contrast their distance was kept They prayed for my father’s return as they wept Sometimes I’d awake from tumultuous dreams I’d drink what I’d find just to drown out the screams Of torturous souls and the secrets they had the one I could never ignore was my dad
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Only a madman would walk these streets alone As fog and darkness creep across the greasy stones Which keep the “they” from us, The walls we trust, To keep out anything we must stay safe tonight So no one but the worst of us Will walk the streets from break of dusk, til morning light A sailing man is noble only when at sea The laws of all his kind come crashing down when freedom rears its pretty head, And then instead, Our hero drinks his way to bed through whores and fights So no one but the worst of us Will walk the streets from break of dusk, til morning light My every step rings out like pennies in a purse, Each shadow steps back from the man who'd they call “sir” if they could speak at all, But not one calls, 'Cause not one wants to see me draw my blade tonight I may well be the worst of us, But I walk safe from break of dusk, til morning light This bar ain't no place to be For a gentleman, a man like me That's what I said the night before And the one before that and a thousand more And now, I fall into my place, With a drink in my hand and a frown upon my face This bar ain't no place to be For a girl like the girl I see Dancing in a whirl of silk and lace Singing in a voice that could burn this place to the ground, Good lord bless my soul! She's looking at me now and I don't know where to go Down a drink or two and watch the only girl that I want more than All the gold on unexplored Islands in the sea As the hours pass and empty glasses fill my table top My drunken mind thinks I'm in luck She's walking up to me Sitting down across the table Singing “Sir, I've heard your able to navigate the waves and to cross the seas, So come on be my captain take a ride with me I know, an island made of gold Claimed many lives but I know which way to go” As she mouths the name I feel a pain that shoots right through my soul A fear that's never letting go - spirits not at rest Say “I do believe it's time to leave” I grab my drink and coat And run from both my father's ghost And chance of happiness
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Crawling back to the bar that I left last night Crawling back to the scene of a heinous crime Girl I know now I should never leave you waiting If you let me I will keep you safe and sailing Look around at the scene of a drunken haze Look around for the one who can fill my days With a sense of hope and promise of adventure I will keep you from the angels who have sent ya But there's nothing There's no sign of you I call to the barman where'd she go I could tell from his face he didn't know (You've been drinking) You're damn right (You're crazy) I've been up all night Looking up to the stage where you sang your song Looking up at the stage I see something wrong Come to think of it it all looked different last night What was beautiful has turned into a bar fight Ask a man where's the singer who lit up the stage Ask a man who looks at me like i'm something strange He said sir don't you know I think you are mistaken It's been years since this place had music playing
6.
Setting Sail 03:32
BABY! I saw how you lazed at the shore The harbour your only support Some years since you last left the port But you're perfect for me, so I thought "You'll be chartered within the hour, Setting sail for the island of power" BABY! The taverns I trawled for my crew 12 honest sailors I knew From seafaring days long since gone They're perfect for me, so I thought "We'll set sail and recover the truth, Return with gold from the fountain of youth" BABY! Two weeks on the ocean we've cruised We're making great time and we've used All of our knowledge combined I know Valentina I'll find Treasures of which you spoke in my dream My father’s steps I will follow at sea But I'll return as a hero with pride With my betrothed Valentina on side
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Row 05:24
Out of the ocean rose a giant come for me Water came crashing on the decks of poor Bessy Great arms then snapped my sails there was water ‘cross my deck It was me versus the seabeast in battle to the death screaming to my crew “ROOOOW”!!! (RIFF) Out of my depth that night nobody spared but me My whole crew dead now all alone in the cold sea This monster left me broken sitting in the dark Whilst Valentina’s out there somewhere with my heart!!! Screaming ROW!
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All At Sea 03:45
Salty trap that calls out Out at sea All at sea All at sea The ebb and flow that finds me Inspires me Lost at sea All at sea Adventure gripped me Out at sea All at sea All at sea It’s my time soon I’m waiting on my death Thoughts leaving me All at sea
9.
Sirens 03:29
Valentina baby its been forty days I've been searching for you out here on the waves Every night I hear you call to me You sing a lullaby across the sea And when I find you baby this time I will stay Forget my life, forget the past Forget the thought that this won't last Forgetting everything i've ever been Your song it is so warm and sweet Baby sing it just for me Valantina baby is that you I see? Sitting on the rocks calling out to me Try and navigate the rocks so sharp While your song it carves up my heart I’ve no doubt cos who else could it be? Naked skin and beauty true But valentina she's not you Turn my ship around and sail away
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Numbered are my days it seems Drifting on the ancient seas Gods have rolled their dice and left Body nearly torn to shreds But I'll grin my twisted grin Captain of my life I've been As my vessel starts to sink I brace myself to face the drink! Open water out at sea Destination incomplete My father's footsteps left no path Beneath the waves I hear him laugh Yet I grin my twisted grin Captain of this ship I've been Down I'll go aboard what's left As my body takes on death!

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The debut concept album from North West coastal rock trio Bowker.

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released November 24, 2014

Written, performed and produced by Bowker.

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Bowker Southport, UK

Bowker were formed in Southport in 2013 by lead singer and guitarist Andy Jones having enlisted the drumming chops of Rob Kirby and bass prowess of Frank Jones.

Bowker like to rock and have rocked ever since.

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