Lyrics

Precious Cargo 1.24/Pearson

I’m tied now to the mast
It’s cold out here on deck
It’s been a long time coming
There’s a ministry of worn out sails
Covers Captain Ahab’s wreck
For the treasure, I am gunnin’

But in your heart you know
He’s the Romeo
And you’re the Juliet
Fated souls bound by convention
With all our good intentions
We might make it through yet


CHORUS

But in the safety of the shadows
In the bowels of the vessel
Down below
The world rocks only gently
For our precious cargo
They say fools and wild lovers
Would tread these darkened waters
On which we’re just a speck
But we’re at our very best
For the precious cargo

Ahead, the tiny island
Looking like a haven
From the stormy sea on which we run
But the singing of the sirens
Calling of the ravens
Screams the banshees when the deluge comes

When all is said and done
You’re the only one
Who owns your loneliness
We don’t have a plan
To get on to dry land
And feel its caress

CHORUS

But in the safety of the shadows (etc)