Down To the Sea - Graham Coxon

Down by the sea I found your hidden treasure Just you and me, We overdosed on pleasure Yonnies in the wind, We're ruggin' up for winter Putting out the bins In cold and windy weather Down by the docks Live all the silent sea-ships Crates are stored on blocks Where now only the rats live Sail me down the river Till we reach the shore Diving into the center Eating out the core Down on the beach Saluting Captain Benbow Always out of reach It's quiet when the tide's low Climbing up the cliffs You can see for miles far The boat that ran adrift Is sitting on the sandbar Laughing at the waves That storm the river mouth The ice is on the move now Creeping north and south Down by the sea I found your hidden treasure Just you and me We over-dosed on pleasure Listen to your heart Screamin' at the sky Can't you feel it tremble? Don't you wonder why?

Bring on your hunters Let them bring their dogs It's me that you wanted I've been right here all along Right here all along You better bring your buckets We've got some dreams to drain And I'll be at the bottom I've been right here waiting so long Just waiting so long Dreams to drain Put them in a cage Unlock the pain And I'll be here waiting You fell asleep with the key All your walls Mean nothing to me I know you'll come back To set us free Run, my dear son Until we get to the trees And then keep on going all the way We've got to get right down to the sea We've got to get to the sea Oh, my dear son We've got to get to the sea Don't you touch the water Don't you barely breathe And if you see yourself looking back at you You're gonna have to leave You're gonna have to leave I don't want you to go But you've got to leave Dreams to drain Put them in a cage Unlock the pain And I'll be here waiting You fell asleep with the key All your walls Mean nothing to me I know you'll come back You're going to set us free I don't want you to go But you've got to leave You can always come to me I'll give you what you need Run, my dear son We've got to get to the sea

We're keeping the kingdom free As an archduke falls and the battle horn calls Our lives would never be the same We were looking down the barrel of a gun Now the war has come and the battle's begun We are desperate and overrun To the war drum we'll be marching until it's done Lead the way, we will follow into the fray We will hold the line we will not be led astray For king and for country, we are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be, the end of the race to the sea The last piece of Belgium is free, we're keeping a sliver A cog in the war machine, October of 1914 As our foe draws forth we are moving on north We will never let them have it all There's a price for freedom paid by Belgiums sons They may take our towns, they may conquer our grounds We'll defend the nation and the crown We'll uphold our independence with our guns All the way, on to triumph or to judgement day We will follow and we will not be led astray For king and for country, we are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be, the end of the race to the sea The last piece of Belgium is free, we're keeping a sliver A cog in the war machine, October of 1914 See a king and a soldier, fighting shoulder to shoulder See a king and a soldier, fighting shoulder to shoulder He overruled his commanders, he made a last stand in Flanders We see our king and a soldier, they're fighting shoulder to shoulder To keep the last piece of Belgium free All the way, on to triumph or to judgement day We will follow and we will not be led astray For king and for country, we are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be, the end of the race to the sea The last piece of Belgium is free, we're keeping a sliver A cog in the war machine, October of 1914 For king and for country, we are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be, the end of the race to the sea We're free For king and for country we are flooding the river No more of our country lost, the line will be held at all cost

We packed our bags and hit the road Our destination, well, we don't know I feel the wind blow through my hair The open road, it takes us there We drive for hours, day's on end Our thoughts are free, our hearts on the mend The ocean calls us with its song We've been away for far too long Summer road trip, we're chasing the sun No plans, no worries, just having fun Radio's blasting, we're singing along Driving to the sea, it's where we belong Driving to the sea, with the windows down Feeling the breeze, it's such a sweet sound The sand and the waves, they call to me I'm driving to the sea, just to be free The waves crash in, the seagulls cry The salty air, it fills my eyes The sand beneath my feet is warm I feel like I have been reborn Our bags are packed, we're on the road Our destination, well, still don't know I feel the wind blow through my hair The open road, it takes us there We drive for hours, day's on end Our thoughts are free, our hearts on the mend The ocean calls us with its song We've been away for far too long Summer road trip, we're chasing the sun No plans, no worries, just having fun Radio's blasting, we're singing along Driving to the sea, it's where we belong Driving to the sea, with the windows down Feeling the breeze, it's such a sweet sound The sand and the waves, they call to me I'm driving to the sea, just to be free The waves crash in, the seagulls cry The salty air, it fills my eyes The sand beneath my feet is warm I feel like I have been reborn (The waves crash in, the seagulls cry) (The salty air, it fills my eyes) (The sand beneath my feet is warm) (I feel like I have been reborn) The waves crash in, the seagulls cry The salty air, it fills my eyes The sand beneath my feet is warm I feel like I have been reborn Driving to the sea, with the windows down Feeling the breeze, it's such a sweet sound The sand and the waves, they call to me I'm driving to the sea, just to be free The waves crash in, the seagulls cry The salty air, it fills my eyes The sand beneath my feet is warm I feel like I have been reborn

I see your face at bus stops and evergreens A fleeting glance where you have never been Now that the rain smudges the trees I'm left alone chasing the roaming star