Dr. Strangely Strange - Ship Of Fools Lyrics
Way of an eagle in the airThe way of a serpent upon a rockThe way of a ship in the midst of the seaWay of a man with a maidThe way of a man with a maidChains of strength, chains of fear X 2Marking words in Satan’s ear X 2The manger whips, the nursemaid lies X 2Chains that launch the ship of sighs X 2Child sun, baby moonPass a failed hope or a failed love soonWindward burning boats (ah ship of fools)Slitting throatsHopeless and gazing X 2Child head, baby brainOn the slipway, bluffed againYour tide is out, your blinds, (ah ship of fools)Your blinds are drawnSailor fools are born X 2Sound the foghorn horns X 2Screaming siren scorns X 2Petrify the human pawnsChild deranged, galactic faultThe arc lights burned, the squadrons haltBaby breathes the gale and tastes the saltAlarmed and cowering X 2Child tenor, baby croonerTripping double time onboard the schoonerBlows the whistle, sucks (ah ship of fools)Sucks the Crisis pipeFor a lifelong passage X 2Sound the foghorn horns X 2Screaming siren scorns X 2Petrify the human pawnsChild skipper, baby mateShip of fools becomes the ship of fateWhile gospel singers cool, (ah ship of fools)Cool the panic struckForced and bitter luck X 2Child cry, baby sleepMy cabin is yesterday, my crater deepOn deck the captain scans, (ah ship of fools)Scans the x-ray cardWe need a metal surgeon X 2Sound the foghorn horns X 2Screaming siren scorns X 2Petrify the human pawnsChild steals, baby seeksTravels miles and lifeless weeksAnd turns the coverlet and shakes, (ah ship of fools)And shakes the sheetsThey’re only learning X 2Child chokes, baby diesFetid rumors, human criesTransparent fighters (ah ship of fools)Fly the transient skiesA hard coming we had and a harder going X 4
