Tales Of Brave Ulysses

	 
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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You thought the leaden winter would
 bring you down forever
You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever
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But you rode upon a steamer to the
 violence of the sun
But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun
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And the colours of the sea bind your
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 eyes with trembling mermaids 
And the colours of the sea bind your eyes with trembling mermaids 
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And you touch the distant beaches
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 with tales of brave Ulysses 
And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave Ulysses 
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How his naked ears were tortured by
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 the sirens sweetly singing 
How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing 
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While the sparkling waves are calling
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 you to kiss their white laced lips 
While the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips 
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And you see a girl's brown body
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 dancing through the turquoise 
And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise 
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And her footprints make you follow
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 where the sky loves the sea
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea
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And when your fingers find her she
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 drowns you in her body
And when your fingers find her she drowns you in her body
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Carving deep blue ripples in the
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 tissues of your mind
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind
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The tiny purple fishes run laughing
 through your fingers
The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers
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And you want to take her with you to
 the hard land of the winter
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter
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Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a
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 crimson shell 
Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell 
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And you know you cannot leave her for
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 you touched the distant sands
And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands
 
 
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With tales of brave Ulysses how his
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 naked ears were tortured
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By the sirens sweetly singing
[Bridge]
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The tiny purple fishes run laughing
 through your fingers
The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers
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And you want to take her with you to
 the hard land of the winter
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter
[Outro]
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