Black Ships Lyrics - Breakers - Gem Club

i've been building black ships 

in the arms of a man i'd forgotten 

he rings the bell he's holding 

he's ringing in the changes 

only we are left 

maybe it's our january heads 

if only we could cast off all our limbs 

then we would learn to start again 

apart from every thing we once knew 

you as if you could be 

dancing like a tiger 

a tiger with such timing 

and me 

a flower in a frenzy 

hour after hour 

saw you build the ship 

tangle them in branches 

but i can't feel my hands anymore 

and i've been building black ships 

all that i've seen i've forgotten 

the heart's curtain lifts 

the metal shakes itself 

where are you now