Bones in the Ocean
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Bones in the Ocean by The Longest Johns
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“Bones in the Ocean” follows the story of a sailor who survived a shipwreck that killed all of his crewmates. The sailor suffers from extreme survivor’s guilt and believes that if he drowns in the place his ship sank he’ll rejoin his crew and “be forgiven” for surviving.
The song is a modern ballad...
Bones in the Ocean Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, I bid farewell to the port and the land
And I paddle away from Brave England's white sands
To search for my long ago forgotten friends
To search for the place I hear all sailors end
[Chorus 1]
As the souls of the dead fill the space of my mind
I’ll search without sleeping till peace I can find
I fear not the weather, I fear not the sea
I remember the fallen, do they think of me?
When their bones in the ocean forever will be
[Verse 2]
Plot a course to the night, to a place I once knew
To a place where my hope died along with my crew
So I swallow my grief and face life's final test
To find promise of peace and the solace of rest
[Chorus 2]
As the souls of the dead fill the space of my ears
Their laughter like children, their beckoning cheers
My heart longs to join them, sing songs of the sea
I remember the fallen, do they think of me?
When their bones in the ocean forever will be
[Verse 3]
When at last before my ghostly shipmates I stand
I shed a small tear for my home upon land
Though their eyes speak of deaths filled with struggle and strife
Their smiles below say I don't owe them my life
[Chorus 3]
As the souls of the dead fill the space of my eyes
And my boat listed over and tried to capsize
I’m this far from drowning, this far from the sea
I remember the living, do they think of me?
When my bones in the ocean forever will be
[Verse 4]
Now that I'm staring down at the darkest abyss
I'm not sure what I want, but I don't think it's this
As my comrades call to stand fast and forge on
I make sail for the dawn till the darkness has gone
[Chorus 4]
As the souls of the dead live fore'er in my mind
As I live all the years that they left me behind
I'll stay on the shore but still gaze at the sea
I remember the fallen and they think of me
For our souls in the ocean together will be
[Outro]
I remember the fallen and they think of me
For our souls in the ocean together will be
Bones in the Ocean Q&A
Who wrote Bones in the Ocean's ?
Bones in the Ocean was written by D. Robinson.
When did The Longest Johns release Bones in the Ocean?
The Longest Johns released Bones in the Ocean on Mon May 27 2013.