Rainbow Warrior
Resilient Spirits: Rainbow Warrior's Echo in the Waves
Lyrics
For seven years the rainbow warriors
Reference to the Rainbow Warriors, activists on a pacific mission.
Sailed the pacific ocean
Describes the location of their mission - the Pacific Ocean.
Puruing a pacific mission and
Highlights the peaceful nature of their mission.
A pacific course
Emphasizes the non-aggressive direction they were taking.
But the French secret service had
Introduces conflict with the French secret service.
A whale of a time blowing the ship up on the
Describes the sabotage of the ship by the French.
10th of July in 1985
Specifies the date of the sabotage - July 10, 1985.
In her struggle she became
Refers to the ship as a symbol of resistance.
A symbol of resistance
Underlines the ship's significance in the struggle.
The name of the ship was Rainbow Warrior
Names the ship as the Rainbow Warrior.
In a little nutshell we
Summarizes the journey across the seven seas.
Cruised the seven seas
Highlights the global scope of their travels.
Warriors guided by a dove, o oh skidup
Describes the warriors being guided by a dove, symbolizing peace.
We were trying to find the dumping trails
Mentions their objective of finding dumping trails.
Seagulls dancing high above, o oh skidup
Depicts seagulls as joyful observers of their mission.
Another desperate morning
Introduces a challenging moment in the mission.
I remember it so well
Recalls a vivid memory of a desperate morning.
'T was July of '85, o oh skidup
Specifies the time of the incident - July 1985.
Two explosions
Describes the ship's destruction through two explosions.
And the ship sank to the ground
Notes the sinking of the ship to the sea floor.
To the bottom of the sea, o oh skidup
Reiterates the sinking, emphasizing the depth.
Today there is another ship
Introduces a new ship sailing the seven seas.
Sails the seven seas
Describes the continued existence of a similar mission.
You can watch it on your screen, o oh skidup
References watching the mission on TV screens.
Keeping the spirit while we switch off the TV
Encourages maintaining the spirit despite turning off the TV.
The world seems fine for you and me
Expresses optimism about the world's condition.
O oh skidup
Reiterates the joyful exclamation "O oh skidup."
Today there is another ship that
Reintroduces another ship on a similar mission.
Sails the seven seas again guided by a dove
Depicts the new ship being guided by a dove, echoing the past.
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