Island of Souls
作词 : Sting
作曲 : Sting
Billy was born within sight of the shipyard
First son of a riveter's son
And Billy was raised as the ship grew a shadow
Her great hull would blot out the light of the sun
And six days a week he would watch his poor father
A working man live like a slave
He'd drink every night, and he'd dream of a future
Of money he never would save
Billy would cry when he thought of the future
Soon came a day when the bottle was broken
They launched the great ship out to sea
He felt he'd been left on a desolate shore
To a future he desperately wanted to flee
What else was there for a ship-builder's son
A new ship to be built, new work to be done
One day he dreamed of the ship in the world
It would carry his father and he
To a place they would never be found
To a place far away from this town
Trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship
All the workmen suspended like flies
Caught in the flare of acetylene light
A working man works till the industry dies
And Billy would cry when he thought of the future
Then what they call an industrial accident
Crushed those it couldn't forgive
They brought Billy's father back home in an ambulance
A brass watch, a cheque, maybe three weeks to live
What else was there for a riveter's son
A new ship to be built, new work to be done
That night he dreamed of the ship in the world
It would carry his father and he
To a place they could never be found
To a place far away from this town
A Newcastle ship with no coals
They would sail to the island of souls
Island of SoulsLRC歌词
[00:00.000] 作词 : Sting
[00:00.000] 作曲 : Sting
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[00:46.30]Billy was born within sight of the shipyard
[00:51.96]First son of a riveter's son
[00:58.54]And Billy was raised as the ship grew a shadow
[01:04.45]Her great hull would blot out the light of the sun
[01:17.89]And six days a week he would watch his poor father
[01:23.36]A working man live like a slave
[01:29.67]He'd drink every night, and he'd dream of a future
[01:36.33]Of money he never would save
[01:42.62]Billy would cry when he thought of the future
[01:50.58]Soon came a day when the bottle was broken
[01:56.16]They launched the great ship out to sea
[02:02.38]He felt he'd been left on a desolate shore
[02:08.01]To a future he desperately wanted to flee
[02:15.39]What else was there for a ship-builder's son
[02:20.77]A new ship to be built, new work to be done
[02:27.26]One day he dreamed of the ship in the world
[02:36.23]It would carry his father and he
[02:42.04]To a place they would never be found
[02:48.70]To a place far away from this town
[02:54.55]
[03:17.65]Trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship
[03:23.15]All the workmen suspended like flies
[03:30.03]Caught in the flare of acetylene light
[03:35.69]A working man works till the industry dies
[03:42.38]And Billy would cry when he thought of the future
[03:50.24]Then what they call an industrial accident
[03:57.07]Crushed those it couldn't forgive
[04:02.83]They brought Billy's father back home in an ambulance
[04:09.65]A brass watch, a cheque, maybe three weeks to live
[04:15.79]What else was there for a riveter's son
[04:21.01]A new ship to be built, new work to be done
[04:27.08]That night he dreamed of the ship in the world
[04:36.78]It would carry his father and he
[04:42.55]To a place they could never be found
[04:48.71]To a place far away from this town
[04:55.64]A Newcastle ship with no coals
[05:01.95]They would sail to the island of souls
[05:08.97]
