Name: The Wind and the Water
Duration: P00H05M20S
Description: In folk music, everyone is always personifying the natural elements, so that they can take the blame for people's personal tragedies. We thought it time to give the wind and the water a chance to defend themselves and to explain their motives.

The Wind and the Water

from Kaleidoscope Tales by Lucy & the Man

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In folk music, everyone is always personifying the natural elements, so that they can take the blame for people's personal tragedies. We thought it time to give the wind and the water a chance to defend themselves and to explain their motives.

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The ship set to sail when the weather allowed
But blue skies are clouded in memories now
For the sorrowful widow who mourned for the sailor who drowned
She committed herself to the plan
Of vengeance on that which had murdered her man
So she took on the ocean with her bare hands
And had to surrender again

And I am the ocean
And the tide gives and takes
And if you've lost your heart to the whims of the sea
Please don't blame it on me

I am no sea of tears
I am no mystery
I hold no treasure deep
Promised by poetry
That's lost on me

When she was found near the cliffs on the shore
No sailors ever set sail anymore
And they stayed on the island to honor the girl they adored
Till the day when the storm came to town
And powerful winds forced the villagers down
And still to this day if they hear but a sound
They find themselves pinned to the ground

And I am a rain cloud
And the air goes its way
If you're looking for justice or sympathy
Don't expect it from me

I am no ray of light
I don't have my answers right
I am no painted sky
Or gate to the by and by

I'll deliver your messages day and night
In a bottle or held by a dove in flight
I will carry your vessels to anywhere
And I'll always be there

And I am the ocean...

And I am a rain cloud...

And I am a rain cloud...

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from Kaleidoscope Tales, released January 4, 2011

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