Leviathan by Jina Wallwork
Leviathan (lyrics)
I remember my homeland beneath my feet
Crying as I fought to prepare the fleet
A restriction on seeking kisses and peace
A discovery is hidden inside the reef
Losing all my hope, I trample and stride
Nine thousand ships have sailed with my name on the side
While I’ve been chasing a leviathan
I’m pretending that I’m moving on
Cause I know that I’ll never come home
Oh, I’ll never come home
I imagined a giant behind a claw
Monster in a rage to conquer the shore
A delusion for farmers unsure and calm
The creation of soldiers prepared to harm
Armies in a war will wither with fright
Nine thousand ships have sailed with my name on the side
While I’ve been chasing a leviathan
I’m pretending that I’m moving on
Cause I know that I’ll never come home
Oh, I’ll never come home
I’m looking for a way back home
I’m looking for a way back home
I’m looking for a way back home.
A disruption of simple attempts to grow
Soldiers in a cage so strangled they row
The unchaining of lovers ignites a blaze
The displacement of people distressed and dazed
Claiming a new land, I destroy this tribe
Nine thousand ships have sailed with my name on the side
While I’ve been chasing a leviathan
I’m pretending that I’m moving on
Cause I know that I’ll never come home
Oh, I’ll never come home