Lyrics

The first time I met the night
Was in the belly of a whale
When that giant mouth closed ‘round
And drug my soul to hell
I was all alone
Laid my head on a bed of bone
And I could feel that devil
Dive, dive, dive

I forgot the sun
I forgot about the sun
It was snuffed out by the ocean
I forgot about the sun

There’s a hunger holds me here
In the belly of the whale
I’m a skeleton in a skeleton shell
And my bones are rattling
My bones are rattling
And echoes with the song the dead men sing

I forgot the sun
I forgot about the sun
Sinking down into the ocean
I forgot about the sun
Like I was born inside a whale
How many lives ago?
I tell you I don’t know
When I forgot about the sun

I am swallowed and swallowed up
And swallowed up again
And still I try to surface and swim
For there’s someone waiting on the shore
My love is waiting on the shore
And gives me hope worth fighting for

When I forgot the sun
In the dark without the sun
I could see my love
Staring out across the ocean
The salt upon those lips
Hair blowing in the wind
I will try again