The Last Ship
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โฑ๏ธ 3:49 duration
๐ ID: 27440949
๐ Lyrics
It's all there in the Gospels
The Magdalene girl comes to pay her respects
But her mind is awhirl
When she finds the tomb empty
The stone had been rolled
Not a sign of a corpse in the dark and the cold
When she reaches the door, sees an unholy sight
There's this solitary figure in a halo of light
He just carries on, floating past Calvary Hill
In an almighty hurry, aye, but she might catch him still
"Tell me where are you going, Lord
And why in such haste?"
"Now don't hinder me, woman
I've no time to waste
For they're launching a boat on the 'morrow at noon
And I have to be there before daybreak"
"Oh, I cannot be missing, the lads'll expect me
Why else would the good Lord himself resurrect me?
For nothing'll stop me, I have to prevail
Through the teeth of this tempest, in the mouth of a gale
May the angels protect me if all else should fail
When the last ship sails"
Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
The noise at the end of the world in your ears
As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
And the last ship sails
It's a strange kind of beauty
It's cold and austere
And whatever it was that you've done to be here
It's the sum of your hopes, your despairs, and your fears
When the last ship sails
Well, the first to arrive saw these signs in the East
Like that strange moving finger at Balthazar's Feast
Where they asked the advice of some wandering priest
And the sad ghosts of men whom they'd thought long deceased
And whatever they got said, they'd be counted at least
When the last ship sails
Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
The noise at the end of the world in your ears
As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
And the last ship sails
And whatever you'd promised
Whatever you've done
And whatever the station in life you've become
In the name of the Father, in the name of the Son
And whatever the weave of this life that you've spun
On the Earth or in Heaven or under the sun
When the last ship sails
The Magdalene girl comes to pay her respects
But her mind is awhirl
When she finds the tomb empty
The stone had been rolled
Not a sign of a corpse in the dark and the cold
When she reaches the door, sees an unholy sight
There's this solitary figure in a halo of light
He just carries on, floating past Calvary Hill
In an almighty hurry, aye, but she might catch him still
"Tell me where are you going, Lord
And why in such haste?"
"Now don't hinder me, woman
I've no time to waste
For they're launching a boat on the 'morrow at noon
And I have to be there before daybreak"
"Oh, I cannot be missing, the lads'll expect me
Why else would the good Lord himself resurrect me?
For nothing'll stop me, I have to prevail
Through the teeth of this tempest, in the mouth of a gale
May the angels protect me if all else should fail
When the last ship sails"
Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
The noise at the end of the world in your ears
As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
And the last ship sails
It's a strange kind of beauty
It's cold and austere
And whatever it was that you've done to be here
It's the sum of your hopes, your despairs, and your fears
When the last ship sails
Well, the first to arrive saw these signs in the East
Like that strange moving finger at Balthazar's Feast
Where they asked the advice of some wandering priest
And the sad ghosts of men whom they'd thought long deceased
And whatever they got said, they'd be counted at least
When the last ship sails
Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
The noise at the end of the world in your ears
As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
And the last ship sails
And whatever you'd promised
Whatever you've done
And whatever the station in life you've become
In the name of the Father, in the name of the Son
And whatever the weave of this life that you've spun
On the Earth or in Heaven or under the sun
When the last ship sails
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.87] It's all there in the Gospels
[00:11.79] The Magdalene girl comes to pay her respects
[00:15.88] But her mind is awhirl
[00:17.43] When she finds the tomb empty
[00:20.43] The stone had been rolled
[00:22.38] Not a sign of a corpse in the dark and the cold
[00:26.46] When she reaches the door, sees an unholy sight
[00:30.95] There's this solitary figure in a halo of light
[00:35.26] He just carries on, floating past Calvary Hill
[00:39.81] In an almighty hurry, aye, but she might catch him still
[00:44.77] "Tell me where are you going, Lord
[00:47.18] And why in such haste?"
[00:49.26] "Now don't hinder me, woman
[00:51.66] I've no time to waste
[00:53.53] For they're launching a boat on the 'morrow at noon
[00:58.05] And I have to be there before daybreak"
[01:02.30] "Oh, I cannot be missing, the lads'll expect me
[01:06.99] Why else would the good Lord himself resurrect me?
[01:10.75] For nothing'll stop me, I have to prevail
[01:15.40] Through the teeth of this tempest, in the mouth of a gale
[01:19.63] May the angels protect me if all else should fail
[01:24.29] When the last ship sails"
[01:28.52] Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
[01:34.47] The noise at the end of the world in your ears
[01:38.45] As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
[01:43.06] And the last ship sails
[01:45.83]
[01:58.22] It's a strange kind of beauty
[02:01.25] It's cold and austere
[02:02.84] And whatever it was that you've done to be here
[02:07.13] It's the sum of your hopes, your despairs, and your fears
[02:11.75] When the last ship sails
[02:16.10] Well, the first to arrive saw these signs in the East
[02:20.41] Like that strange moving finger at Balthazar's Feast
[02:25.02] Where they asked the advice of some wandering priest
[02:29.92] And the sad ghosts of men whom they'd thought long deceased
[02:33.93] And whatever they got said, they'd be counted at least
[02:38.60] When the last ship sails
[02:42.39] Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
[02:48.27] The noise at the end of the world in your ears
[02:52.56] As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
[02:57.10] And the last ship sails
[03:00.84] And whatever you'd promised
[03:04.04] Whatever you've done
[03:05.86] And whatever the station in life you've become
[03:10.30] In the name of the Father, in the name of the Son
[03:14.59] And whatever the weave of this life that you've spun
[03:19.01] On the Earth or in Heaven or under the sun
[03:23.69] When the last ship sails
[03:32.57]
[00:11.79] The Magdalene girl comes to pay her respects
[00:15.88] But her mind is awhirl
[00:17.43] When she finds the tomb empty
[00:20.43] The stone had been rolled
[00:22.38] Not a sign of a corpse in the dark and the cold
[00:26.46] When she reaches the door, sees an unholy sight
[00:30.95] There's this solitary figure in a halo of light
[00:35.26] He just carries on, floating past Calvary Hill
[00:39.81] In an almighty hurry, aye, but she might catch him still
[00:44.77] "Tell me where are you going, Lord
[00:47.18] And why in such haste?"
[00:49.26] "Now don't hinder me, woman
[00:51.66] I've no time to waste
[00:53.53] For they're launching a boat on the 'morrow at noon
[00:58.05] And I have to be there before daybreak"
[01:02.30] "Oh, I cannot be missing, the lads'll expect me
[01:06.99] Why else would the good Lord himself resurrect me?
[01:10.75] For nothing'll stop me, I have to prevail
[01:15.40] Through the teeth of this tempest, in the mouth of a gale
[01:19.63] May the angels protect me if all else should fail
[01:24.29] When the last ship sails"
[01:28.52] Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
[01:34.47] The noise at the end of the world in your ears
[01:38.45] As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
[01:43.06] And the last ship sails
[01:45.83]
[01:58.22] It's a strange kind of beauty
[02:01.25] It's cold and austere
[02:02.84] And whatever it was that you've done to be here
[02:07.13] It's the sum of your hopes, your despairs, and your fears
[02:11.75] When the last ship sails
[02:16.10] Well, the first to arrive saw these signs in the East
[02:20.41] Like that strange moving finger at Balthazar's Feast
[02:25.02] Where they asked the advice of some wandering priest
[02:29.92] And the sad ghosts of men whom they'd thought long deceased
[02:33.93] And whatever they got said, they'd be counted at least
[02:38.60] When the last ship sails
[02:42.39] Oh, the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers
[02:48.27] The noise at the end of the world in your ears
[02:52.56] As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
[02:57.10] And the last ship sails
[03:00.84] And whatever you'd promised
[03:04.04] Whatever you've done
[03:05.86] And whatever the station in life you've become
[03:10.30] In the name of the Father, in the name of the Son
[03:14.59] And whatever the weave of this life that you've spun
[03:19.01] On the Earth or in Heaven or under the sun
[03:23.69] When the last ship sails
[03:32.57]