Standing On The Shore
English

Standing On The Shore lyrics

AlbumThe Time Has Come
Year1971
GenreFolk
Duration4:37
Original languageEnglish
Views141
AaReading settings
Text size 18

Original lyrics

EN
Through the mist my ship has sailed, Leaving me behind, All the things left unsaid That were in my mind. When I stood on its deck Strangely things I saw; Strangely they have vanished now Standing on the shore. Memories of the seas I sailed, Lands I gazed upon. When I turned to draw the chart All of them were gone. When I stood on its deck Strangely things I saw; Strangely they have vanished now Standing on the shore. Sandy hills lying round, Nothing standing clear; Softly light is falling through Time was never here. Headlands fading out of sight, Horizons disappear; Hazy shores and silent seas, Nothing do I hear. Air and water, grass and sand, Merging into one; In the silence of all this I am still alone. The logbook closed, the ship has gone As it has done before; Where it sails no tongue can tell, No one was on board.

More from Anne Briggs

Anne Briggs →

Related lyrics