Nautical Disaster Lyrics - Tragically Hip

I had this dream where I relished the fray 

And the screaming filled my head all day 

It was as though I'd been spit here 

Settled in, into the pocket 

Of a lighthouse on some rocky socket 

Off the coast of France, dear 

One afternoon four thousand men died in the water here 

And five hundred more were thrashing madly 

As parasites might in your blood 

Now I was in a lifeboat designed for ten and ten only 

Anything that systematic would get you hated 

It's not a deal nor a test nor a love of something fated 

The selection was quick, the crew was picked in order 

And those left in the water 

Got kicked off our pant leg 

And we headed for home 

Then the dream ends when the phone rings 

"You doing all right?" 

He said, "It's out there most days and nights 

But only a fool would complain" 

Anyway, Susan, if you like 

Our conversation is as faint a sound in my memory 

As those fingernails scratching on my hull 

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