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Skeletons

by Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen

on Dead Men Tell a Thousand Tales (2005)

We're all just skeletons
Reclining on a beach of flesh
Dancing in a sea of organs
Through the lapping waves of blood

We're all just skeletons (skeletons)
Dancing in a sea of flesh
Waiting for salvation from above

When our mind has a thought,
We all applaud it
When our eyes fix on the price,
We realise we can't afford it

The whispering of the angels
Falls down upon our heads
As we dine upon the sacrament
And drink all the nectar of the gods

When the mast is falling,
Will we hear it?
When the ship is sinking,
Will we keep on trying to steer it?

As the water's rising,
We slip in our swimming trunks
And frolic with the fishes
Like babes into the mouths of sharks

We're all just skeletons
Reclining on a beach of flesh
Dancing in a sea of organs
Through the lapping waves of blood

We're all just skeletons
Dancing in a sea of flesh
Waiting for salvation from above

Yes, we're dancing in the shadows of love
As we wait for a sign from above