Island Of Souls

Island Of Souls - Jimmy Nail/Collin Kelly-Sordelet/Sally Ann Triplett/Fred Applegate

Composed by：Sting

Oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey

Oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey

Gideon was born within sight of the shipyard

This son of a riveter's son

Gideon was raised as the ship grew a shadow

Her great hull would blot out the light of the sun

Oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey

Oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey

Trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship

All the workmen suspended like flies

Caught in the flare of acetylene light

A son and his father as an industry dies

What else is there for a shipbuilder's son

A new ship to complete new work to be done

One day he dreamed of a ship in the world

That would carry his father and he

To a place they would never be found

To a place far away from this town

And year after year a new bottle was broken

That launched a great ship out to sea

He'd stand with his girl near the bend in the river

And the town that he desperately wanted to flee

Another ship ready to launch

It's a beautiful thing

Let's hope it Meg we can get out before it's too late

Gideon we can't leave wallsend

We can't just get on a boat and go

But we can

All it takes is the doing of it

And you and me

Will ye come with me Meg to the bend in the river

On a ship that will carry us over the sea

We'll canvas the stars and we'll harness the moonlight

We'll rope the south wind to the clouds you and me

Then we'll cut loose the moorings

The winds they shall turn

And we'll always look fo'wards and never astern

We'll be stowaways

Pirates

Whole fleets we shall burn

And I'll you'll find us a berth

At the end of the earth

I promise

You promise

I promise

We'll never return

And then what they call an industrial accident

Left old Joe Fletcher half dead

They brought Gideon's father back home in an ambulance

A braok watch a cheque and an invalid's bed

What else was there for a shipbuilder's son

A new ship to be built new work to be done

For this is our work in the welding of steel

And the bending of plates in the shape of a keel

In our hands are the tools that we'll leave to our sons

The traditions and skers that we hope to pain on

'Til we sail

'Til we sail to the island of souls

Here you'll be needing these

Apprentice positions are hard to come by

You'll be taking it

No I don't think so

Your place is here in the yards

But that's your place is not mine

Then tell me how are we going to live

Someone has to put food on the table

I just know I can't stay here

I can't end up like

Like me like my father and his father

That's what you mean

Yes

Hell with you then Gideon Fletcher

If that's all my life means to you

Then get the f**k out of my sight

No dad

That night he dreamed of a ship in the world

That would carry his soul to the sea

To a place he could never be found

To a place far away from this town

This Newcastle ship without coals

He would sail to the island of souls

He's going to make me go into the yards

Running away from him won't help

And staying here will that help

His life may be over but mine's not

He needs you here Gideon

He needs nothing from me

It's now or never Meg

If gotta come with me

Come on please I'm begging you

Gideon I can't go

And I can't stay I'll be back for you I promise

You say that now

I'll find us a berth

At the end of the earth

I promise

You promise

I promise

This dream this dream of a ship in the world

That would carry his soul to the sea

To a place he could never be found

To a place far away from this town

A Newcastle ship without coals

He would sail he would sail

He would sail he would sail

He would sail to the island of souls