1983 A Merman I Should Turn To Be - Jimi Hendrix
tuned half step down
Hurray, I awak
e from yesterd
ay Alive, bu
t the war is h
ere to stay
So my love, Ca
therina and me
,
decide to take
our last walk
through the n
oise to the se
a
Not to die but
to reborn, a
way from lands
so battered a
nd torn
Forever, forev
er
Oh say, can yo
u see it's rea
lly such a mes
s
Every inch o
f Earth is a f
ighting nest
Giant pencil a
nd lipstick tu
be shaped thin
gs,
Continue to ra
in and cause s
creaming pain
And the arctic
stains from s
ilver blue to
bloody red as
our
feet find the
sand, and the
sea is straig
ht ahead, stra
ight up ahead
Well it's too
bad that our f
riends, can't
be with us tod
ay
Well it's too
bad
The machine, t
hat we built,
would never sa
ve us, that's
what they say
That's why they ain't coming with us today
And they also
said it's impo
ssible for a m
an to live and
breathe under
water, fo
rever, was the
ir main compla
int
And they also
threw this in
my face, they
said:
Anyway, you kn
ow good and we
ll it would be
beyond the wi
ll of God,
and the grace
of the King gr
ace of the Kin
g Yeah, yeah
So my darling
and I make lov
e in the sand,
to salute the
last moment ev
er on dry land
Our machine, i
t has done its
work, played
its part well
Without a scra
tch on our bod
ies and we bid
it farewell
Starfish and g
iant foams gre
et us with a s
mile
Before our hea
ds go under we
take a last l
ook at the kil
ling noise
Of the out of
style, the out
of style, out
of style
So down and do
wn and down an
d down and dow
n and down we
go
hurry my darli
ng we mustn't
be late for th
e show
Neptune champi
on games to a
n aqua world t
hat's so very
dear
right this way
smiles a merm
aid I can hear
Atlantis full
of cheer
Atla
ntis full of c
heer I can hea
r Atlantis ful
l of cheer