Strange Company

Comatose, most of my days, most of my nights

Most of the time I lay wide awake, trying to see things straight

But I gotta break out of this lull, climb out of the hull

Before the water comes rushing in

And we're swallowed end to end in the belly of a whale

Tangled up from the tip of the mast to the edge of my sails

Whipped by the wind and waves, in the middle of a grand debate

Trying to steer things straight, but straight ain't ever what you think it will be

When I lock my knees, oh, I begin to sway with a peculiar coterie of strange company

The crook in my spine, the thief in my heart,

The beat in my skull – a choir ringing out

They're all haunting me, ghosts in the sea

Begging me to jump ship to keep them company, strange company

I can barely stand on my own two feet, I can barely stand this company

All aboard, we're shovin' out of port, we're shovin' off to sea

I'm shruggin' off these maladies

I'll be damned, if they're the death of me, then let death be

Otherwise, I have a plan, mapped out in hand

Soon we'll see land ahead, landsakes, there'll be land ahead

Just wait and see

But the crook in my spine, the thief in my heart

The beat in my skull – a choir ringing out

They're still haunting me, ghosts in the sea

Begging me to jump ship to keep them company, strange company

But I can finally see things straight, did you hear me?

I can finally see, come walk with me