as we were saying

for example,
lee perry´s recording studio got burnt down,
the FARC people also grin and laugh.
you can be earnest
a red-hot branding iron in hand
you can stand before the ocean,
the mother of us all,
yes, you can grasp at the winds
whilst the salt air fills your lungs.
the dark hulled ships nearing the shore
will send you scurrying back into your hole,
yes, you´re right to take precautions.

doctor

doctor ! doctor !
I have a problem with my eyes,
it all just passes me by

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I write,
I wish to right my ship
but she´s taken in so much
cold Atlantic water
and cod thrash on the deck.
Seasick, salt crusted,
many, many leagues from port
and the sweetness of women,
I manage to fire a signal rocket for the distressed,
for those who don´t know,
keep working the pumps,
davy jones is putting feelers out for you
keep working the pumps
the masts will break,
you will hallucinate mermaids, porpoises, portuguese men-of-war,
but hydraulics, red and green lights...
yes, you´ll reach land.