Green Ocean Blues
from "Free" by The Melobellies
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lyrics
I was sleepin' until I heard your song
It was a wish but not a dream
Forgive me if I get the details wrong
If this ain't how it was, it's how it seemed to me
A straw pauper among the Titans of Steel
I was a kite -- you knifed my string
The exhilaration of release --
Worth risking everything
And many hearts embark for this dark place
To seek a sympathetic sign
And what they bought was not your fault
But only just a stitch-in-time -- in time
Green Ocean Blues, your stars are in my eyes
It's no surprise that you see more than I, Green Ocean Blues
Many vessels 'ground your tender shore
Seduced by silver, pearl and gold
Your siren song won't play too long
Before the quarters jam your jukebox and we're sold
Hard workin' men have come here before
Chained to the mast, drawn by the keel
I'm so gladly stranded in your rain
With my hands lashed to the wheel
Can you let me know when night will fall
Or if I'll see the light of day
Or if I just keep singin' someone else's song
To you, you'll stay -- you'll stay
Green Ocean Blues, your stars are in my eyes
It's no surprise, you see through my disguise
Green Ocean Blues, the colors in your eyes
It's no surprise, there's no bigger fool than I
Green Ocean Blues, the colors in your eyes…
Words and Music copyright © 2011 Joseph North
It was a wish but not a dream
Forgive me if I get the details wrong
If this ain't how it was, it's how it seemed to me
A straw pauper among the Titans of Steel
I was a kite -- you knifed my string
The exhilaration of release --
Worth risking everything
And many hearts embark for this dark place
To seek a sympathetic sign
And what they bought was not your fault
But only just a stitch-in-time -- in time
Green Ocean Blues, your stars are in my eyes
It's no surprise that you see more than I, Green Ocean Blues
Many vessels 'ground your tender shore
Seduced by silver, pearl and gold
Your siren song won't play too long
Before the quarters jam your jukebox and we're sold
Hard workin' men have come here before
Chained to the mast, drawn by the keel
I'm so gladly stranded in your rain
With my hands lashed to the wheel
Can you let me know when night will fall
Or if I'll see the light of day
Or if I just keep singin' someone else's song
To you, you'll stay -- you'll stay
Green Ocean Blues, your stars are in my eyes
It's no surprise, you see through my disguise
Green Ocean Blues, the colors in your eyes
It's no surprise, there's no bigger fool than I
Green Ocean Blues, the colors in your eyes…
Words and Music copyright © 2011 Joseph North
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from "Free",
released July 8, 2016
Joseph North - Lead vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
Scott Swartzwelder - BG vocals, drums
Hiawatha - BG vocals, bass
Joseph North - Lead vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
Scott Swartzwelder - BG vocals, drums
Hiawatha - BG vocals, bass
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The Melobellies Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A genre-bending tapestry of songs from the point-of-view of colorful characters transcending their every-day existence. On
Plymouth Rock, The Melobellies paint pictures of love and loss, and great expectations against the ragged backdrop of the American Dream.
Sometimes a bit cheeky, often laced with sharp irony, the music of The Melobellies is easy to dance to, but made for listening.
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Jul 2016 -
Nov 2012
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