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Artist: Split Enz
Canonical path: /split-enz/ships
Related lyric paths: 6
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Ships
Read Ships lyrics by Split Enz on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Ships
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Even ships of the night
Send out the alarm
My face is turning white
In case of emergency
I wonder if I might slow down rest up
I'd like to get away
If my doctor lets me
Here in my waiting room
I'm pacing nervously
But I'm no give-away
Deep down messed up
Hit town dressed up
To the nines, to the nines, to the nines, to the nines
Some people pop a pill, when they feel exposed
Long as I'm dressed to kill
I'll make sure no-one knows
Disguised in fancy-dress
Deep down, messed up
Hit town dressed up
To the nines, to the nines, to the nines, my disguise
(mind your step)
Deep down, messed up
Hit town dressed up
To the nines, to the nines, to the nines, to the nines
To the nines, to the nines, to the nines, my disguise
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Split Enz performs "Ships", and this lyric page sits inside the Split Enz catalog on LyroVerse.
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