The Flying Dutchman Lyrics

sitting in the calm abyss

holding tight onto my mug

darkness had become my friend

as I thought of all the things I'd done

greenport is a lonely town

money's got folks on the run

old sailor sit across from me

tell me where your ship's bound from

he said People come and go these days

cars are now the same as trees

magic has a metal face

gasoline replaced the breeze

tell me if you feel alive

on your ship that has no sails but steam

tell me if the mermaids dance

when you pour computers in the sea

well we're not like the rest

the old man said to me

our stories are unending like the sea

come along with me

and ill teach you how to see

the flying dutchman sails today

the flying dutchman sails today

i said old sailer tell what you mean to say

by the flying dutchman sails today

is it metaphor or do you mean

the old ghost ship with a wooden frame

I speak of stories true he said

I saw it off Cape Horn one day

believe me that my word is true

twas the year 1608

i said friend how could this be true

you say it was 1608

are you drunk or are you out of mind

or do you care if you explain i was sailing through a fog that day he said

when the flying dutchman came my way

sent 4 crewmen to my ship

on a longboat with a letter with my name

well we're not like the rest

the old man said to me

our stories are unending like the sea

come along with me

and ill teach you how to see

the flying dutchman sails today

the flying dutchman sails today

i believe you in my heart i said

when you tell me where your ships bound from

i was skeptic when you first began

now something tells me logic's not enough

can I ask you just to sit with me

can you stay here for a while and speak

can you tell me stories ive not heard

can I ask you questions of the deep

tell me that you heard the waves

beating up against the ship into the void

tell me how he knew your name

when the captain took you as you made your choice

tell me that the world's the same

that the science of today is just a myth

tell me that I'd be ok

if I stepped onto the deck of yonder ship

People come and go these days

cars are now the same as trees

tell me if the mermaids dance

when you pour computers in the sea

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