Ship of Fools - Robert Plant

I can't believe what is happening to me My head is spinning (spinning) The flowers and the trees are encapsulating me And i go spinning (spinning) He was the baby of the class you know He really didn't know that one and one was two Two and two were four He was the baby of the class you know He really didn't know that Really didn't know that Oh what a poor soul Oooh, do we not sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is life so precious and so cruel I close my eyes and i try to imagine What you're dreaming Why can't you see what you're doing to me My world is spinning (spinning) He was the baby of the class you know He really didn't know that one and one was two Two and two were four You were the baby of the class you know You were so young and so uncertain Suffer little children Oh what a poor soul Oooh, do we not sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is life so precious and so cruel He was the baby of the class you know He really didn't know that one and one was two Two and two were four He was the baby of the class He was so young and so uncertain Suffer little children Oh what a poor soul Oooh, do we not sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is life so precious and so cruel Oooh, do we not sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is life so precious and so cruel Oooh, do we not sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is life so precious and so cruel Oooh, do we not sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is life so precious and so cruel

The human race was dyin' out No one left to scream and shout People walkin' on the moon Smog will get you pretty soon Everyone was hangin' out Hangin' up and hangin' down Hangin' in and holding fast Hope our little world will last Yeah, along came Mr. Goodtrips Lookin' for a new a ship Come on, people, better climb on board Come on, baby, now we're goin' home Ship of fools Ship of fools The human race was dyin' out No one left to scream and shout People walkin' on the moon Smog gon' get you pretty soon Ship of fools, ship of fools Ship of fools, ship of fools Ship of fools, ship of fools, ship of fools Eh, climb on board Ship's gonna leave you all far behind Gotta climb on board, yeah Ship of fools, ship of fools

To the north, my medicine To my east, the burning sun I set sail on the ship of fools The south, she waits But I can't go there again I'm bound west on the ship of fools All your love and all your hope All your joy and sense of wonder Keep it near, keep it safe Don't let it steal it from you All the dreams and all the pressure Never let it send you under Don't let it send you under All the gold, all that wealth Could never buy trust so long For this price is not the same So I keep my eyes open All the people, all the work All the money and all the hurt All my hurt To the north, my medicine To my east, the burning sun I set sail on the ship that's doomed The south she waits But I can't go there again I'm bound west on the ship of fools All your love and all your hope All your joy and sense of wonder All the dreams and all the pressure Never let it send you under Never let it send you under The ocean awaits Calls me again But I'm bound to a ship of fools

See them sailing away singing on a ship of fools When they tried to build a heaven, they always use the devil's tools Oh Adam and Eve, now they're putting on their clothes Because they can't undress the secret to make another garden grow Maybe someday the ship could be turning around But now all we've been building is burning us down Keep trying, trying to fall in love But all our hearts are full of war We are one in the same forever try to rise above Oh Able and Cain, whatever happened to a family's love? As we spiral to the bottom, take someone's else's heaven away Losing all our eyes and teeth never hearing what the golden say Maybe someday the ship could be turning around But now all we've been building is burning us down Keep trying, trying to fall in love But all our hearts are full of war Sail away, sail away Oh-oh-oh Someday this ship could be turning around But now all we've been building is burning us down Keep trying, trying to fall in love But all our hearts are full of war, full of war

As you look into my eyes And tell those empty lies I'll pretend they're true 'Cause that's what I do As you sit and hold my hand And smile at other men I'll pretend I'm blind 'Cause I'm just that kind I'm the king of fool And I'll always reign Over loneliness and pain The king of fools Wears his crown Wherever misery Can be found --- Instrumental --- I'm the king of fool And I'll always reign Over loneliness and pain The king of fools Wears his crown Wherever misery Can be found As you walk away with him And I lose in love again I'll pretend to see That you're still with me But I'll be there all alone Like a king upon a throne 'Cause I'm the king of fools Yes, I'm the king of fools... --- Instrumental to fade ---

Hey, mama, when you leave Don't leave a thing behind I don't want nothin' I can't use nothin' Take care into the hall And if you see my friends Tell them I'm fine Not using nothin' Almost burned out my eyes Threw my ears down to the floor I didn't see nothin' I didn't hear nothin' I stood there like a block of stone Knowin' all I had to know And nothin' more Man, that's nothin' Being born is goin' blind And bowin' down a thousand times To echoes strung On pure temptation Sorrow and solitude These are the precious things And the only words That are worth rememberin' Hey, mama, when you leave Don't leave a thing behind I don't want nothin' I can't, I can't use nothin' Oh I can't use nothin'