Sails

So on I sail, those cliffs behind And all was quiet in my mind New worlds I thought that I could see And promise waiting there for me A quiet place to fill my cup No storm, no hate, no, not enough But all that land I thought I found Was only water for the drowned I woke to see the storm had eased But still, I could not make my peace When plenty came to empty me Of all the things I dreamed we'd be Son, you can't fight the waves as they break Your prayers for mercy, the water will take A promise the world has been whispering to man "Never again" So never forget the ways we failed On we sail The water rose with roaring sound As we all raced for the low ground And all masks fell there on the shore And all I've ever been is war So on I sail, those cliffs behind Of many more, this war is mine A heavy weight, this empty cup I've carried all, I've given up Son, you can't fight the waves as they break Your prayers for mercy, the water will take A promise the world has been whispering to man "Never again" So never forget the ways we failed On we sail