Phish - Big Boat Album Lyrics

Friends,
If the lord ever comes
descending from the skies in some fiery fashion
as so many say he will
You will not see me
going joyously to greet him expecting my deliverance,
but running for the hills
For if such a day should come to pass
this is no God come to save the human race,

but a big boat, like the ones our forefathers sailed
having made it across the great ocean to our shores
from outer space.

And friends
when that boat finally comes
ascending from the depths of our imagination
to appear within our sight
We'll be born again
as we've been so many times all throughout the ages
when we find that we're not right,
and with darkness lifted from our eyes,
then we'll find what should come as no surprise...

We're on a big boat like the ones our forefathers sailed
headed across the great ocean from our shores to outer space

Breath and Burning
We are made of sand
Slowly turning
At the waves command

And what does it matter
If the nightmares all came true?
The black clouds that scattered across
The sky so there's nothing left we can do

Let's celebrate while the hurricane
Throws salt and water into the room
The canary died
The healer lied

The yellow fields disappeared too soon
Mid-air voltage blooms and grows
Unstoppable, it's instant heat
And as sinners plea on bended knee

We'll be dancing here for days
Breath and Burning
We are made of sand
Slowly turning At the waves command

And what does it matter
That the end's in sight?
We're not going gently
We're gonna rage with Page at the dying of the light!

The sudden unexpected fate
Of sunken ships
Was our future path
Your string of beads did nothing to

Prepare for you what was sure to pass
Shadow wheels in shipping lanes
The angry winds blew straight from hell
And the tortoise pulls his head inside his shell

Breath and Burning
We are made of sand
Slowly turning
At the waves command

And what does it matter?
It'll be over soon
Our heads on a platter
So lets spin in the light of the moon

We've still got the light of the moon
We'll dance in the light of the moon

Breath and Burning
Breath and Burning
Breath and Burning
Breath and Burning

I'm feeling like I used to belong
Running around this place
My theory was 'head home before dawn'
Or end up without a space
My future was some merry-go-round
On horses that learned to fly
My problem was I'd barely slow down
But found myself back at my

Home, rest assured
And a life, unobscured

I'd toss way some days at a time
Into the folder now
Ain't feeling it
Stop stealing my lines
Over and over now
Outstanding with both hands in the night
Looking for local life
Years older I resist and refine
All that I can when I'm

Home, rest assured
And a life, unobscured
Wide open door
While I hide by the shore

My feelings are best left to the side
First I get off the road
I wish I had more time to wind
But I haven't cracked that code
My history, I tend to revise
With chapters upon the floor
I tell myself I'm part of a tribe
And that I've been here before

Home, rest assured
And a life, unobscured
Hide by the shore
While outside of the door

Climb that hill, stay on your feet
Scramble for your footing when it gets too steep
You're on the highway now with higher hopes
While all around are rolling eggs with living yolks

You never get too sad, you never get too blue
It must be all the chemtrails raining down on you
The justice of the peace can't help you anymore
And they just took the covers off the justice of war

You got your nice shades on, and the worst days are gone
So now the band plays on, you got one life, blaze on
You got your nice shades on, and the worst days are gone
So now the band plays on, you got one life, blaze on

The storm is passing through, lay down your sticks and stones
The struggle's over now, we're all just flesh and bones
We were wrong before, it was wrong to trust
The shadows cast were only light and dust

And then one day you find to your intense delight
That three wrong turns can really make a right
So why not be like me? be proud of all your crimes
'Cause when I screw up once, I do it two more times

You got your nice shades on, and the worst days are gone
So now the band plays on, you got one life, blaze on
You got your nice shades on, and the worst days are gone
So now the band plays on, you got one life, blaze on

And we'll be dancing in the fields, running through the moor
Tripping on the barbed wire, buried near the shore
Blazing like a comet, brighter than the full moon
So you better get ready, 'cause a change is coming soon

I met a liar called the messiah
I got the frying pan, I wanted fire
I saw a red dress, I met a daughter
I got the quicksand, I prayed for water

You got your nice shades on, and the worst days are gone
So now the band plays on, you got one life, blaze on
You got your nice shades on, and the worst days are gone
So now the band plays on, you got one life, blaze on

When you're lost in the darkness
And the loneliness cuts so deep
When every breath is suffering
And you're longing for sleep
You don't have to be alone
I've still got a kind word to spare
I still have an ear to listen
I've got time

I'll wait with you 'til the tide turns
I'll wait with you 'til the tide turns
I'll wait with you 'til the tide turns
Tide turns

When the wolf is at your door
And the mirror holds your nightmare
There's no need to hide your tears
If it's too much for you to bear
You don't have to be alone
I will always be there for you
Together we can make it through
We've got time
Yes we do

I'll wait with you 'til the tide turns
I'll wait with you 'til the tide turns
I'm gonna wait with you 'til the tide turns
'Til the tide turns

You don't have to be alone
I will always be here for you
Together we can make it through
We've got time
Yes we do

I'll wait with you 'til the tide turns (Yes I will)
I'll wait with you 'til the tide turns (You know I'm gonna)
Wait with you 'til the tide turns
'Til the tide turns

People always surprising
The things that they do
You think you got 'em figured out
And they'll show you what you knew
At first they may seem rational
But wait a month or two
Cause there's just no explaining
The things people do

I had to get away
I was losing my interest
Instead of expanding my world
I was just scanning Pinterest
So I left all these people
I though that I knew
Cause there's just no explaining
The things people do

I left for the road
Cause I needed the mileage
Brought what I owned
Cause I thought it was stylish
Well I don't miss the folks
That I just left behind me
Cause there's places I'm going
Kinda doubt they will find me

I never really felt
That my life was in danger
But a shot to the gut
By the hands of a stranger
Started me thinking
What I already knew
That there's just no explaining
The things people do

Well I found a new place quickly
I caught me a fast one
The people round here
Are the same as the last one
So I guess I'll keep moving
And find a new crew
Cause there's just no explaining
The things people do
There's just no explaining the things people do

Woke up on the wrong side
Atrophied throughout
Dreamt with open eyes
I was vacuuming about

In a straight line
A very straight line

Each new morning I wake
With clouds around my head
Lift up the walls and pipes
And vacuum out my head

In a straight line
A very straight line

Ooooh, vac-you-you-me
Waking up dead
Ooooh, vac-you-you-me
Waking up dead

In addition stands a man
In a backlit halo glow
Wears a darkened smile
Is there something I should know?

Something all consuming
All consuming

Ooooh, vac-you-you-me
Waking up dead
From above
vac-you-you-me
Waking up dead

I feel the suction rev
As I waltz the vacuum arm
End to end it sucks itself
And pulls me with its charm

Morning in a vortex
And when I squint my eyes
You peek inside my empty shell
A memory in disguise

Tree outside is upside down
Head hangs off the bed
They say I'm just a pair of lungs
Connected by a thread

I'm presuming
The end is looming

In trouble when I put my foot down
Try to have a voice
In trouble when I climb back down
Let you have your choice

My soul got sucked out in the ether
Just about half past nine
My cars went out drinking in closing time [?]

Vac-you you me
Vac-you-you me
Ooooh Vac-you-you me
Waking up dead
Vac-you-you me
Waking up dead
Waking up dead
Ooooh Vac-you-you me
Waking up dead
Waking up dead

A flash of light
Another moment stolen from my soul
A thunderclap
Again I must surrender all control

Sudden noises startle me
And strange things in my mind
Haunt me and I'm running scared
Running out of time
Running out of time

There are days when sunlight
Seems to lift me from my bed
And other times I face the light
With eyelids full of lead

Light and dark pass quickly by
With no dividing line
I follow but I'm running scared
Running out of time
Running out of time
Running out of time
Running out of time
[x2]

How far have we fallen, how far can we go?
How far will we fall, if there's nothing below
You stand on a rock, suspended in air
Emblazoned with sunlight keenly aware
That we've broken free, something has changed
A tear in the fabric, some tiles rearranged

We are the no men in no man's land
We are the no men in no man's land
Darkness the one thing we all understand
We are the no men in no man's land
We are the no men in no man's land

And the truth will rise above, and fiction fall beneath
Although the lies may bite, the truth has all the teeth
You see us as a window, you're happy that we're here
Exposed to all the elements, while inside all is clear

But if you hold a mirror, and you turn it to one side
The depth you see within at first, will find a place to hide
We are the no men in no man's land

The loss of all motion, the absence of sound
When there's no sun to circle around
We are the no men in no man's land

You're smiling at me
From your picture frame
And I miss you
My life keeps on changing
But you stay the same
I miss you
So many moments
That we should have shared
I miss you

And the days turn to years
And it hasn't stopped yet
The memories we shared
I will never forget
No I will never forget

There's a hole in my heart
That will never be filled
I miss you
This all should get easier
But it never will
I miss you
I float through the days
And the long lonely nights
I miss you

And I hear your footsteps
You're coming down the stairs
Lost in your laughter
The sun in your hair
A brief recollection
The light in your eyes
I see the reflection
But it passes by
It passes me by

You're smiling at me
From your picture frame
And I miss you
Every morning I wake up
And I whisper your name
I miss you
You're in faces of people
I see on the street
You're everywhere
You're everywhere
You're everywhere

As I found out that I
Had a lot to learn
It turns out the tide
Had to take its turn
The line we had drawn
Wasn't straight enough
Though timelines were burned
We rebuilt the trust

I always wanted it this way
I always hoped it'd be this way

I shielded my heart
To make sense of this
The time spent apart
That my conscious missed
My mind wandered thoughtlessly
In that land of uncertainty

I always wanted it this way
I always hoped it'd be this way

I stay at my station at the scene
And fray like the circuits in between
Play as the part of a machine
And I found out that I
Had a lot to learn

Life in slow motion
Feet are in the clay
I'm goin' nowhere
Been standin' here all day

I had a notion
There was somethin' more to do
As I watched the water
From the banks of the river, it swelled and grew

And I tilt to the left
Lean to the right
Tilt to the left
Lean to the right
Walked on coal
And slept on glass
Amid swords of sap
And daggers of light

And my heart is screamin'
'Cause half of what I say is lies
And it takes so much to keep up this disguise
It takes so much to keep up this disguise

I see a doorway in the haze
And I'm tryin' to get to it
The stars are peep holes in a wall
But we can walk thru it

The memory's still so real
The memory's still so real
I guess it's never really over
Even when it's over

I'm vibrating with love and light
Pulsating with love and light
In a world gone mad a world gone mad
There must be something more than this

I'm vibrating with love and light
Pulsating with love and light
In a world gone mad a world gone mad
There must be something more than this

The trumpet call is sounding
The trees are bending low
There's a great fire in the distance
There must be something more than this

And our shadows will all be dancing
With red dust on our clothes
When we leave that tornado
Upwards in the clouds and feel the sky

I'm vibrating with love and light
Pulsating with love and light
In a world gone mad a world gone mad
There must be something more than this
We're vibrating with love and light
Pulsating with love and light
In a world gone mad a world gone mad
There must be something more whoa

And they're vibrating with love and light
Pulsating with love and light
In a world gone mad a world gone mad
There must be something more than this

We're vibrating with love and light
Pulsating with love and light
In a world gone mad a world gone mad
There must be something more

There must be something more than this
There's gotta be something more than this
There must be something more than this
There's gotta be something more than this

There must be something more than this
There's gotta be something more than this
There must be something more than this
There's gotta be something more than this

And oh, oh, oh, oh
And the rain came down and washed it all away
And oh, oh, oh, oh,
And the rain came down and washed it all away
The time is here
The day is new
We'll find our way back home

And oh, oh, oh, oh,
And the rain came down and washed it all away
And oh, oh, oh, oh,
And the rain came down and washed it all away

We'll find a way back home
Home
Home

And the clouds will open
And the seas will rise
And ladders will come down from the skies
And the glaciers will melt
And the trees will fall
The trees will fall

And when there's no more future and no more past
We'll be on our way back home
At last

And the rain
And the rain came down
And the rain came down

(Repeat x 4)

And the rain
And the rain
And the rain came down
And the rain came down