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Coffin Ships (w/ Salt Thief)

by Sebastien Wen

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Five hundred miles out from Montreal
they found the traces of an old jaw bone
some ghosts were mumbling in the sand
yeah, the wretched coffin ship had left its home

Hush now, baby, we'll make it through
don't be afraid of the great ocean blue
this ship's gonna make it, you will see
we'll start over in the land of the free

They packed the children tight, shivering aboard
five starving lads standing per six feet of floor
the mothers and fathers watched from the shore
while their sons and their daughters sailed out to the lord

Hush now, baby, we'll make it through
don't be afraid of the great ocean blue
this ship's gonna make it, you will see
we'll start over in the land of the free

Stuffed full of supper, I wrack my brain
how much courage it took and how much prain
no crops would grow. So desperate the plan
to send their children out to foreign land

Hush now, baby, we'll make it through
don't be afraid of the great ocean blue
this ship's gonna make it, you will see
we'll start over in the land of the free

The whiskey poured hard for years since you died
we've been singing and drinking and nursing our pride
there's no escaping the shadow of you
the echoing memories and the starving of youth

And I wonder 'bout the stories that were never told
a young boy's button from before the first world war
the rickety ribs, the traces of skull
I dream of their voices and the wind's ferocious pull
yeah, I dream of their voices
yeah, I dream of their voices
yeah, I dream of their voices
yeah, I dream

Hush now, baby, we'll make it through
don't be afraid of the great ocean blue
this ship's gonna make it, you will see
we'll start over in the land of the free
we'll start over in the land of the free
we'll start over in the land of the free

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released March 12, 2018
Featuring "Salt Thief" on viola and backup vocals.

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Sebastien Wen Toronto, Ontario

Sebastien Wen is a poet and songwriter based out of Toronto. He is the 2014 Canadian Youth Poetry Slam Champion. He has featured at literary events such as The Talking Stick Festival, Hapa-palooza festival and WORD Vancouver. He is working on a Masters in English and Creative Writing at the University of Toronto. ... more

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