Captain and the Hourglass lyrics

Song information

Artist: Laura Marling
Album: Alas I Cannot Swim

Lyrics

You kick the blow, now you've gotta kick the guy
You sat alone under billowing sky
If I feel God judging me
Well I fell into the water, now I'm free

My friends they don't really get me, think I'm the only one
Well I sold my soul to Jesus and since then I've had more fun
Behind every tree is a cutting machine and a kite fallen from grace
Inside every man is a heart of sand, you can see it in his face

He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain

The wind and I, we speak the same, but he don't hear so well
You're gonna have to curse him, well you're gonna have to yell
The sky and I, we've had our fights and I'm coming round to rain
If the rain come round and it don't go out, then I'll never have to speak again

I can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain
Can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain

The captain's got his boots on and he's heading out the door
Leaving his lady alone thinkin' "He don't love me no more"
He's done with all this bullshit, he's going back to war
If Heaven is as Heaven does then this is Hell for sure

And he'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain

You kick the blow, now you've gotta kick the guy
You sat alone under billowing sky
If I feel God judging me
Well I fell into the water, now I'm free.