Well I hear there’s no further need For cartography They’ve mapped the whole world And it’s geography Pictures have been taken from way up on high Uploaded to the internet for the whole world to pry There’s really no need To leave your armchair Now it’s a muddling Calamity To witness a once proud ship Of Her Majesty Stuck in the mud, in a fit and a fug Overtaken by everything but the snails and the slugs And it’s a feeling I’ve come Come to share Too much landlubbing, gotta get my sealegs running Scrape the barnacles from the hull Too much peglegging, these stitches unthreading Sort the rigging whilst the storm lulls And set sail whilst the ship still floats Now I have a casket of curiosities Of gewgaws and gimcracks and doodads and knickknacks And other Eccentricities Malagasy, Honalulu, Indochina, Ougadoudou How I wanna go there Too much landlubbing, gotta get my sealegs running Scrape the barnacles from the hull Too much peglegging, these stitches unthreading Sort the rigging whilst the storm lulls And set sail whilst the ship still floats Now I need to know just where the birds go Come September, September And I’ll splash my feet where the dancing dolphins leap Across the skyline, the skyline And I know I’ve a treasure chest buried beneath the sand Of cherished friends and lovers and the sounds Of a magic band Magellan he says that the world is a sphere And if that’s the truth I’ll find my way back to here To all of the ones That I hold dear Too much landlubbing, gotta get my sealegs running Scrape the barnacles from the hull Too much peglegging, these stitches unthreading Sort the rigging whilst the storm lulls And set sail whilst the ship still floats

Whatever mumbo, whatever jumbo Whatever you, whatever you can conjure up Half a light, half a star, a cruel sky Soon Heaven will spill its cup It’s twilight, come midday And the clouds, the clouds hang like a fist Susurrations, invocations, a thunderclap Grants the thirsty child her wish And the monsoon is coming on the western wind It’s rattling amongst the coconut trees The monsoon is coming on the western wind It’s rattling amongst the coconut trees Tropic heat, tiger cage, and your shirt Your shirt stuck to your back Almond eyes, toffee skin, loneliness Leaves you rolling in the honeytrap You’ve a crown on a chain And a regalia, regalia of rust You’re King Midas of verdigris And your touch is turning gold to dust And the monsoon is coming on the western wind It’s rattling amongst the coconut trees The monsoon is coming on the western wind It’s rattling amongst the coconut trees The monsoon’s here to wash us clean Take away all left in between So beat a rain dance on your tambourine And let the rivers run down the ravine The monsoon’s here to wash us clean Take away all left in between So beat a rain dance on your tambourine And let the rivers run down the ravine

What, what, whatever What, what, whatever light Whatever light the night Whatever light the night provides Whatever light the night provides Be it the moon’s ragged face Or a shining silver steel satellite in space A single shooting star A sweetly played guitar Whatever light the night provides Whatever light the night provides Be it the beacon on the hill Or the burning sparks, the embers spill A meteor’s trajectory A synapse of your memory Whatever light the night provides Whatever light the night provides What, what, whatever What, what, whatever light Whatever light the night Whatever light the night provides Whatever light the night provides Brittle matches breaking in my hand Trying to light a flame that will not stand A diamond in the darkest mine Or some signal more divine Whatever light the night provides Whatever light the night provides What, what, whatever What, what, whatever light Whatever light the night Whatever light the night provides Whatever light the night provides

Just for the winter Just until I work it out Just for the winter Just until I eject this splinter Don’t get me wrong It’s just until the cold has gone ‘Til the fog has cleared and I’ve sung my song Just for the winter The cold inspires all kinds of sin And as my teeth chatter I maintain a grin As I burn all kinds of virtuous things Just to keep inside the fire’s ring I burnt the black keys on the piano Then I burnt all the white ones too I chopped down the trees on the windbreak Then I shrugged as the gales howled through These winter days, too short to discover Come summer I will be A better lover Just for the winter Just until I work it out Just for the winter Just until I eject this splinter Don’t get me wrong It’s just until the cold has gone ‘Til the fog has cleared and I’ve sung my song Just for the winter Icicles dangle from my still regrets But they’re outside in the dark and wet From here I see, but a silhouette Wrapped in bearskin and a soft brunette And perhaps you thought that I liked blondes Or maybe someone more exotic But this exile from the creeping snows Has a right to be quixotic These winter days, too short to discover Come summer I will be A better lover Just for the winter, just for the winter, just for the winter

Bittersweet, a fulfilled wish, Now I know the texture of your kiss Perhaps some dreams are better left unformed And now that all that’s left is this The briefest memory of bliss And the sunbeams just seem to break their form Now let the thunderheads console Around rumbling rhythms roll Best grab a candle before you lose the light But remember just to guard your hand ‘Cos every candle leaves a brand Sad that loves is not so easy to ignite Sometimes a spark, can guide you in the night And if you felt that for a minute, then all of this is quite alright If you felt some kind of comfort, sheltered in my arms If you felt that for a second, then that’s worth all the harm We never shared a destiny I never learnt the key to thee No answer to the chains that hold you down And should you return across the sea Unwittingly, you take a piece of me And in your wake, all just seems to run aground Sometimes a spark, can guide you in the night And if you felt that for a minute, then all of this is quite alright If you felt some kind of comfort, sheltered in my arms If you felt that for a second, then that’s worth all the harm And so I’ll blow this candle out Let the smoke guide your fragrance out And take a final breath, just to remember you by I’ve held this candle, ‘til it burned Perhaps it’s now the time to learn And watch your flame vanish with a sigh And it seems that this will be your only song A farewell I should not prolong And words unwritten they just have to take their turn And I hope one day there’ll be someone As precious as the morning sun Who’ll take your candle, light it, let it burn Sometimes a spark, can guide you in the night And if you felt that for a minute, then all of this is quite alright If you felt some kind of comfort, sheltered in my arms If you felt that for a second, then that’s worth all the harm Well this world is much too beautiful for a single pair of eyes And all I wanna do is share it with you, no deception, no disguise Now I don’t know every point on the chart, but I know which way is north And if you’re true to your heart and advance in the dark the truth will come tumbling forth So why do you go and cover your ears if silence is the thing that you fear You know that under your skin every trophy you win is just another cup for your tears And I’m not asking you to sacrifice just a chance to stand by your side To be with you again to dance in the rain in a place where our hopes coincide Don’t you know that love is knocking on your door Don’t you know that love is knocking on your door Don’t you know that love is knocking on your door Don’t you know that love is knocking on your door

You build it up, we break it down Jah knows your throne will fall You build it up, we break it down Jah knows Babylon will fall You build it up, we break it down Jah knows your throne will fall You build it up, we break it down Jah knows Babylon will fall Night has not yet fallen It’s just that smoke has filled the sky At last your castle is burning And the people wanna hang you high You think your reach is infinite That your dominion has no end But tyranny has a half-life The sword cannot extend You build it up, we break it down Jah knows your throne will fall You build it up, we break it down Jah knows Babylon will fall All your fawning underlings Your obeisant serfs Have left you deaf to the reality Of what your crown is worth One day there will come a reckoning Wickedness cannot quell The trials and tribulations Will be free for all to tell You’re just another one of their pawns Like centipedes, snakes, and the scorpions We’ve seen the way that your venom works We’ll raise a light where the darkness lurks You build it up, we break it down Jah knows your throne will fall You build it up, we break it down Jah knows Babylon will fall You build it up, we break it down Jah knows your throne will fall You build it up, we break it down Jah knows Babylon will fall Babylon's gonna fall now, Babylon's gonna fall Babylon's gonna fall now, Babylon's gonna fall