| The band
known as Sea Water Bliss
Michael A. Charles in the music video for "The band known as Sea Water Bliss", directed by Ray Statham.
I know it's only a drop in
the sea
But a dribble to you is
a downpour to me
Though I once was a sailor
who sailed the world 'round
Now I'm happier on solid
ground
I know it's only been ninety-nine
days
But it feels like a lifetime
since I rode the waves
That lapped at the shore
where the outcasts were found
And I'm happier on solid
ground
And the band known as Sea
Water Bliss
Were alive all the while
on a small desert isle
They'd been there forty
years, more or less
Just a-playin' their instruments
Sea Water style
They welcomed us warmly and
offered us shells
We offered them soup and
they cried at the smell
And they said "Hallelujah,
at last we've been found
Though we're happier on
solid ground"
But the band came aboard
and abandoned their jail
And they played and they
sang as we hoisted the sail
When they played all together
I cried at the sound
But I'm happier on solid
ground
And the band known as Sea
Water Bliss
Were alive all the while
on a small desert isle
Every song was as sweet
as a kiss
When the band played their
instruments Sea Water style
That night in our dreams
we lay safely ashore
But comfort was not what
the sea held in store
And by daybreak the clouds
formed an ominous mound
Lord, I'm happier on solid
ground
We all stood on deck as the
seconds ticked past
And the mound and the ship
came together at last
The captain stepped out
of his cabin and frowned
"I'd be happier on solid
ground"
And the band known as Sea
Water Bliss
Were alive all the while
on a small desert isle
They didn't fear death and
they didn't fear this
And they faced the abyss
with a song and a smile
Playing their instruments
Sea Water style
The first thunderbolt split
the captain in two
The second one finished
the rest of the crew
And I watched as the sea
turned the ship upside-down
Lord, I'm happier on solid
ground
But the band known as Sea
Water Bliss weren't afraid
As their trumpets sank under
the waves, still they played
And as long as I live I'll
remember that sound
Lord, I'm happier on solid
ground
And the band known as Sea
Water Bliss
Were alive all the while
on a small desert isle
Every song was as sweet
as a kiss
When the band known as Sea
Water Bliss played their instruments
Sea Water style
I know it's only a drop in
the sea
Stranger tales have been
told by men stranger than me
But although all my shipmates
and captain were drowned
I know deep in my heart
that the band will be found
And as long as I live I'll
remember that sound
But I'm happier on solid
ground
And the band known as Sea
Water Bliss
Were alive all the while
on a small desert isle
Every song was as sweet
as a kiss
When the band played their
instruments Sea Water style
And the band known as Sea
Water Bliss
Were alive all the while
on a small desert isle
Every song was a lover's
caress
When the band known as Sea
Water Bliss played their instruments
Sea Water style |