Ribbons Of War Part Ii: The Captain Lyrics & Chords By The Extraordinaires

Here's the tale I never lived to tell
This is my farewell

When we were younger lovers it was easier to bear
I a man of open sea and her of open air
Open sails and killer whales an ocean life for me
But soaring wings and weightless things were for my wife to be

Opposites attracted us like magnets to the pole but
People are much different than my handy compass rose
Time was unforgiving and our love fell in disrepair
I prepared for war as she tied ribbons in her hair

Ribbons of war - and battle in her hair

She was in her aeroplane and I was in my boat
When she lost control the explosion killed us both
As our ships went down in flames our ashes stayed afloat
In life we were not meant to be in death we are so close

In death we finally mix as we sink in the abyss

Swinging on that swingset and walking hand in hand
If only we had found a love and kept it on dry land
Looking down on city lights and up at starry nights
I hated havin' words but you're so pretty when you fight

But now we're sinking fast

Down here at the bottom we can mingle with the fish
In death we finally mix my love, give in to the abyss