Fieldwork - I Am the Sea Lyrics

Oh my ship, my golden cage
He turns the page and scribbles quietly
'I am the sea'

Out on the deck something's causing a stir
The sailors confer
The clouds are so thick and the mates are fear-stricken
A wicked thing's coming this way

Oh my home, my long goodbye
Down below five hundred voices
Cry of the sea

He's made up his foggy old mind that somehow
He ought to reach out
While faintly aware that he wouldn't much care
Were it not for the fate that they share

Let's play a game, shall we shall we
You say my name and I'll set you free
Don't be afraid, let me let me
Tell you my name, I am the sea

Nobody?
Just as he bellows 'You ingrates'
They're saved by one final wave
We're sinking we're sinking
The water is drinking me
Whispering I am the sea

You know my name, show me show me
Don't be afraid, I'll set you free
Breathe out my name, slowly slowly
We are the same, I am the sea