(x4) I used to be a sailor           Who sailed across the seas        But now I'm just an island        Since they took my boat away from me Oh no            I don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free           He wrote his epitaph        He wrote his eulogy         It said "I think that I can die now       For my true love won't come for me" Oh no            I don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free          I used to be a sailor           Who sailed across the seas        But now I'm just an island        Since they took my boat away from me Oh no             I don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free Set me free          Set me free Set me free

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un ancien marin, plein d'optimisme, qui se retrouve désormais isolé sur une île après avoir perdu son bateau. Il ressent un profond manque de liberté et d'aventure, se languissant des mouvements tumultueux de la mer qui lui procuraient un sentiment de vie. Enfermée derrière des murs qui l'étouffent, son âme aspire à l'évasion et à la lumière, espérant que les barrières qui le retiennent finissent par disparaître. Au fond, elle décrit un cri de désespoir face à une existence figée, marquée par la nostalgie d'un passé vibrant.