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The Sea and I (The Mariner Pt. 1)

from It Had to be Done by The O'Maolegain Rake

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A conceptualization of what being a sailor might have been like in the days of masted ships and the love they felt for the sea conflicting with their loves on land. This is ....to be continued.

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The day was fair with promise as I sailed from sullen shore
I bade farewell with all intent to see my love once more
The open sea is calling me her voice inside my head
I boldly left to answer her my destiny beset

My soul would not be satisfied with feet upon the ground
My heart perhaps beguiled by her gentle siren sound
The gown she wears upon her a handsome bluish green
Casting a bewitching spell on the sailor's heart in me

And the sea will carry me on
Like an old familiar song
I will ever rue the day I made plans to go away
To a place I thought I'd belong

The wind speaks the seas disdain salt spray lashes skin
Rigging all in tatters as waves condemn my sin
The open sea is beating me the sails turn to shreds
As I look back from where I came a heart full of regret

The mizzen mast in splinters the hull is split in two
Her icy grip in contrast to warmer thoughts of you
No approaching mercy or quarter to be found
As I prepare a final stand far from solid ground

And the sea will carry me on
Like an old familiar song
I shall ever rue the day I set sail and left the quae
Now everything I pined for is lost

Your presence here unwelcome your fate uncertainty
Foolish pride of wanderers dissolves when washed in me
Your heart is none of my concern your carelessness a crime
You're being here a flash of light and I am old as time

Your naive search for vanity has led you to your fate
Hope you cling to dearly in my bed shall find a grave
You may test me all you like I'll never set you free
You've courted the wrong mistress I am the mighty sea

And the sea will carry you on
Like an old familiar song
You shall ever rue the day
You hoisted sail and came my way
When all your desires are wrong

As I lose grip upon the wreck that once had been my home
I dreamt of darling Kathleen and sank unlike a stone
Last breath spoke true love's name forever shall it be
The jealous sea has claimed the life of the sailor's heart in me

And the sea will carry me on
Like an old familiar song
I shall ever rue the day your kiss pleaded me to stay
Now everything I once loved is gone

credits

from It Had to be Done, track released March 3, 2023
Rakish O'Maolegain - Acoustic guitars
Rover O'Maolegain - Banjo
Ramble O'Maolegain - Mandolin
Rebel O'Maolegain - Irish Bouzouki
Rollie O'Maolegain - Bodhran
Reeds O'Maolegain - Pipes
Riot O'Maolegain - Bass guitars
Ruín O'Maolegain - Electric guitar
Rage O'Maolegain - Drums
Reject O'Maolegain - Face noises

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O'Maolegain, a "celtified" surname derived from half-hisrorical, half fictitious origins and the term "Rake", used in a historical context, is a term short for "rakehell". A man who was habituated to immoral conduct, wasting his fortune on gambling, drink, women and song. Which defines this project to the letter. ... more

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