Part of this song dates back to the mid-1990s. David Gilmour explained to Uncut:
The rolling piano in the second half of that song was me playing a piano into a minidisc player a long time ago, before On An Island. I tried to redo it—Roger Eno (Brian Eno’s brother) came down and played on it—but in...
"It’s like going into the sea, there's nothing"
Something I never knew
In silence I hear you
And a boat lies waiting
Still your clouds are flaming
That old time easy feeling
What I lost was an ocean
Now I'm drifting through without you
In this sad barcarolle
What I lost was an ocean
And I'm rolling right behind you
In this sad barcarolle
It rocks you like a cradle
It rocks you to the core
You'll sleep like a baby
As it knocks at Death's door
A Boat Lies Waiting was written by David Gilmour & Polly Samson.
A Boat Lies Waiting was produced by Phil Manzanera & David Gilmour.
David Gilmour released A Boat Lies Waiting on Fri Sep 18 2015.