My Ship Isn't Pretty Lyrics - Declaration Of Dependence - Kings Of Convenience

The telegraph gave us hope 

Before was the silence and the panic it brought 

The sky was the blankest sheet 

We drew lines upon it 

so our thoughts could meet 

through cables black and cold 

we carry our intentions to bridge 

and bring home 

would it all be so clear 

if the lines were erased 

and the silence restored? 

Boys of today write lines on walls 

in the streets at night 

in suburbs of cities with no name 

is this destruction or just quiet protest 

against loneliness 

the cargo lies in our laps 

they're weight is so heavy 

and this is all we know 

our message will need a ship 

to travel across oceans 

that can't otherwise be crossed 

it undulates on the waves 

and cautions the water so we can be safe 

it undulates on the waves 

then cautions the water so we can be safe