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The Sailor

from Obsession by Alexander Dove

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The sky is growing red beyond the pier,
and with the sunrise I must board and sail away from here,
no matter how my heart should sting and burn.
But wait, my dear; within a year, I swear I will return.

Though I must walk through peril
where many men have perished
upon the savage ocean,

I promise to
return to you.

The foreign lands will try to snare my eye,
but I will keep my thoughts on you no matter how they try.
I'll sleep alone upon a barren bed,
though succubi may sing and sigh from lips and tongues of red.

As I am not a lecher,
as I am not a bastard,
as I am not a treacher,

I promise to
return to you.
My heart is false;
my word is true.

And though the waves may rise and swallow me,
as no one in creation can escape mortality,
I swear upon my soul, I swear it true,
across the sea's infinity my ghost will float to you.

Though I am not immortal,
though I am not a god,
though waters claim my body

I promise to
drift back to you,
though mists of death
obscure my view.

I promise to
return to you.
I promise to
return to you.

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from Obsession, released September 18, 2010
backing vocals - Hana Zegeye

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Alexander Dove Chicago, Illinois

Alexander Dove is a songwriter, poet, and composer, who also plays in the traditional Celtic folk group Dòrain. Alexander Dove is used for more-or-less solo or self-directed work, regardless of genre. Published writings are under the name Alexander Dove Lempke. ... more

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