I Dreamt I Was A Pirate

I flick away the world and I shut my eyes

As the light turns to dark and the dark turns to light

I awaken to soft sounds, so simple and pure

A deep breathe of fresh air, and all my problems are cured

I've finally arrived to see my destiny is more than me

It's you, and you, and her, and he, and this ship on the open sea

I am free

So tell me tell me now whatcha thinkin’ about

I know that I just can't wait to get some gold in my mouth

Oh woman, come over here, wipe that sweat from your skin, watch me

Do some magic, make it reappear again

Few struggles, less worries, no stress where we are

For finding what you're looking for here isn't really that hard

Yeah I do what I need, get what I can

Take everything at once, don't give a damn

Ruthless conquest, tattoo on my chest

I'm a bad son of a bitch, I won't give it a rest

I was eight deep, still purrin’ strong

With a braid down my back and a beard just as long

But my temper was quite shorter as I headed toward the border

With a quarter quart of porter and pistol in my hand

I fired off a bullet, hit my target in the gullet

Snap back, crack, collapse, fall hard to the sand

I approach him by the ocean, body motionlessly chokin’

As I look down, his head turns to the place where I stand

I give a smile and a chuckle as tell my dying brother

What an honor to be killed by the best in the land

Waves roll in as my accomplice rolls up

Reaches into his bag, pulls out some bread and a cup

As we feast and we smile over what we had won

My dear friend turns to me, and he asks

Are you really happy son

To which I reply

Hell yeah, this life is the best

Rum, riches all around, how can I protest

But nothin’ can compare to bein’ out on the sea

With that sweet summer air, hair blowin’ in the breeze

I know that I don't, but I don't know for sure

If even knowing how to know counts at all anymore

Yeah I live for the risk, and I'll live 'til I die

Cause livin’ in the moment’s one hell of a ride

Livin’ in the moment’s one hell of a ride

So gimmi gimmi more, give me all that you got

I know that I can’t be beat, because I’m callin’ the shots

Nobody can stop me from ruling over the seas

'Cause I get what I want and I don’t pay a single fee

My moneys my honey, my riches my bride

You see I’m married to this wealth because it’s feedin’ my pride

Yeah it’s all that I need, and it’s all that I am

More power, more treasure, the better the man

And I’m just the best, earned my success

You’re mad, aren’t ya kid 'cause you be havin’ much less

No I don’t need to share a bit of my gold

Yeah this is my bloody dream and I say how it’s told

Full of gluttony I was stricken as I spotted my next victim

I convict him of the crime of being in my way

As I’m lining up my shot, I take my aim at his heart

Bang pop, no, stop, I hear him scream my name

I approach him by the ocean body motionlessly choking

As I look down upon the twisted face I had slain

I saw my father, saw my mother, saw my sister, saw my brother

I saw everyone I loved was dead and I was to blame

I saw the face of my son, I saw the face of god

I realized what I’d done and I was broken inside

I collapsed to my knees and I began to weep

Grab the gun from my waist and raise it to my cheek

Waves roll in as a new creature, unknown

Reaches into my chest, pulls out a heart made of stone

As I scream and I cry over what I had done

In my head I can hear the question

Are you really happy son

To which I reply

My god, what do I see

Can this really be the man that I’ve come to be

I only think of myself and how much I can achieve

I never once realized that I am drowning in greed

I know what I want, and what I want is free

There’s no price tag on peace, love, and family

If I live for myself, then I’m living a lie

'Cause living in the moment waves loving goodbye

Living in the moment waves loving goodbye

I flick open my eyes and I see my wife

She takes away my pain, yeah she’s the love of my life

I turn to my left, to where my child rests

A new life that we made cures me from all my distress

I’ve finally arrived to see my wildest dreams and fantasies

Are nothing more than shams, my peace is here

I feel alive and I am free

I am free