I set aboard ship from the port of Newcastle,
To roam the waters and run from the Law,
But soon forgot what I was,
Confusion surrounded so far from the shore,
How did I get here,
Who, what, why or when?
I awoke amongst rebels in an opium.
So the very next morning,
Set my oars to the sea,
For I missed my love,
And I knew she missed me.
The fireflies danced in the falling sun,
The pendulum of time stopped,
As dawn forgot to come,
So I hide in the twilight,
With my lips in the shadow,
And pray for the star
That will bring back tomorrow
So long,
So long,
So long,
So long,
So long my love,
So long
Sixty-five years now I been out sea,
Miss the smell of the land,
And the roofs of the city.
A thousand years,
I hear no sailors cries,
And the lost souls below me they lie,
I'll drink all the oceans,
I'll drink them all up,
And erase this Earth,
From its bitter cup.
So long...
I drank all the oceans,
Erased half the seas,
But alas,
They're repeating on me.
Punjabi-Australian vocalist Parvyn combines Indian and Western instrumentation with looping electronic elements on this commanding debut. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 7, 2021