Deep Oblivion Lyrics - The Palace Guards - David Lowery

A winter's night, 

a creature, strange & bright 

appeared upon the porch in a dark storm. 

The minister said, 

"It's clearly mad in the head 

pay it no mind, it'll go away." 

You & I were thinking about a place 

below the sea, 

with stinging anemone, 

coral, bright & white. 

& I was on a fast train to a deep oblivion. 

You didn't try to stop me; no, you asked 

to come along. 

Come take the light 

of creatures of the deep; 

electric eels are fun, but tend to bite. 

Oblivion, 

it rhymes with Vivian. 

Rust-red things look gray beneath the deep. 

You & I were thinking about a decommissioned sub, 

a place submarine, 

we'd live life so serene. 

We were on a fast train to a drunk oblivion 

you bravely took my hand & we went merrily along. 

Jets & boats, 

always found them fine. 

The creature on the front porch can't unwind. 

The sea captain said, 

"I'll fix him up with this: 

gin & quinine keeps away malaise." 

We were crossing English channels 

in Victorian times 

in midget submarines 

with parasols & twine. 

& I was going under in some deep oblivion; 

you bravely took my hand 

& sweetly came along.