The Ship That Washed Away by The Magic Lantern Lyrics

The boat has left without me
All I can do is wave back
At faces of strangers I thought were my friends
And the love of my life upon deck

As the sun sets behind them
The scene becomes black
And I knew if I’d joined them
I’d never’ve come back

Oh a young man with a little boys heart
Begin at the ending you’ll never reach the start

And wash, wash away

The days bob by listless
In still summer heat
A small town just marking out time
Till’ the radio crackles with news out at sea
The fair Lusitania has drowned
As the clocks all fall silent
The sun makes no sound
And I start to feel seasick
Here on solid ground

If I could start over again
I’d go with my love and I’d sink with my friends

And wash, wash away
Wash, wash away

These crazy forces unleashed in a blink
The salt water stinging my eyes
Blinding the world to the sadness contained
In the hull of that ship and my heart

The terror that followed
They couldn’t have known
And apart from the moon
Well they died all alone

There was no band to play them goodnight
And just the sound of the waves in the morning light

And wash, wash away
Wash, wash away…..