O Captain! Songtext
von Uprooted

O captain, my captain, the ship is sinking!
My ears are ringing!
Can you still guide us back home?
And captain, my captain, your men are dying!
Why are you crying
for one so many miles away?

You said, "Son, she left me long ago,
and I′m afraid that I now know
there's nothing for me here on land or air or sea.
And in the waves, I′ve seen her eyes,
and those eyes, how I've watched them die
in nightmares, weeping as she's swept away from me.
Now the creaking of the boards
as we′re blown further off of our course
brings me the feeling that she′s gone further away.
So raise the masts, this wretched sea
has no hope of ever stopping me
from finding her someday!"


O captain, my captain, the mast is ashes!
The sky is crashes!
Don't let us die out here alone.
And captain, if we set sail for the bottom of the sea,
who′ll be there to wipe salt from the eyes
of the one I love, and when she dies,
will she still be there by the shores waiting for me?

You said, "There's more at work than you and I,"
and then you looked me in the eye,
said, "I′ve been waiting all of my life for this day!"
You drifted back to long ago,
said, "Son, there's something you should know:
a captain′s heart's not something easily betrayed!
But when she died, I took a vow
that I'd get back to her somehow,
and in this storm, I think I′ve finally found a way.
So raise the masts, this wretched sea
has no hope of ever stopping me
from finding her someday!"


My captain, was it you or I
that hoped our voyage soon would fail?
We left home in a paper ship
with all our pages raised as sails.
The waves were colder than her touch,
the waves were colder than my heart.
The sky was ink I′d set adrift
to share all my most secret parts.

My love, I left you long ago;
I harbored heart and hate and hoped
that I'd find something here, alone, out in the sea,
but in the waves I saw your eyes,
and those eyes, how they′ve been my life
since the first time they peered across the way at me.
Now the breaking of the boards,
it brings me closer, still, towards
the feeling that you'll never get to hear me say,
"You, love, are all my life and dreams!
The prettiest lass I′ve ever seen!
The one I'd want most by my side
when I get pulled down by the tide!
Before I go, I hope you know
that I will always love you, so
don′t let this last waterlogged note
rob you of all your heart and hope
of finding me someday!"