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Artist: Guano Apes
Canonical path: /guano-apes/when-the-ships-arrive
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When The Ships Arrive
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When The Ships Arrive
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I leave you tomorrow
When you hunt my shadow
You treat me like horror
I'm not feeding your violence
I force you with the silence of love
I'm leaving the harbour
Tear drops to swallow
We stay under water
Till your sonic reaches out for our name
And I will cry out for the ocean
Cause when the ships arrive
I cannot hope for a mayday
They call our names
We will fade away
Will they be ashamed
When we fade away
So who do you follow
Humans of sorrow
Come down into the hollow
Tearing me up in vain
And I will cry out for the ocean
Cause when the ships arrive
I cannot hope for a mayday
And I will cry out for the ocean
Cause when the ships arrive
I cannot hope for a mayday
We are flying like the wind
And diving to the ground
I'm hiding in the sand
Till the night brings us out
And I will cry out for the ocean
Cause when the ships arrive
I cannot hope for a mayday
And I will cry out for the ocean
Cause when the ships arrive
I cannot hope for a mayday
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