Story Behind The Song

The tragedy of those lost at sea

Lyrics

If you turn left, at the calling of the lark
You'll see the shadows which like to whisper in the dark
They tell the stories of the people who went down
In the ships which sailed these parts and were never found

I've heard the shadows talking of women standing there
Looking out into the storms from the safety of the quay
With babes in arms crying, as the rain fell fair
I watched them, but they never noticed me

(chorus)
The men in the ocean still walk around this town
Like memories of death, from the bottom of the sea
As the air is filled with spirits asking 'why, oh why me'
When the rocks ripped the ship apart
And it went down
Down

The waves crashed onto the shingle like a cymbal
Being hammered time and time again
In a rhythmic beat as the spray covered all before
The people standing who would forever mourn them all

(bridge)
In the morning the women still, simply stood and stared
Into the cold, in the remnants of the night
As the tide turned as if it suddenly turned its face
To reveal the wreck, wood reflected in the light

(chorus)
The men in the ocean still walk around this town
Like memories of death, from the bottom of the sea
As the air is filled with spirits asking 'why, oh why me'
When the rocks ripped the ship apart
And it went down
Down

So, I walked along to the quay side, wind against my face
The mocking waves, still swimming with a happy conceit
As they held the brave souls, the men they still keep
Now resting far below, in the depths of the deep

They went down
Down
Yes, they went
Down