Eye of the Storm
Navigating Life's Tempest: Eye of the Storm by Natalie Merchant
Lyrics
You swept over me like a raging sea
You overwhelmed me like a powerful force of nature
Lashing and crashing my side 'til I just gave way
Intensely hitting and crashing against me until I yielded
You were the tempest-tossed, given up for dead and lost
You were in a turbulent state, abandoned and presumed dead
And you sailed on, the eye of the storm
Despite challenges, you continued forward, remaining calm in the midst of chaos
You were the eye of the storm
You embody the calm center amidst life's turmoil
Then you left me behind when you severed all ties
You abandoned me when you cut all connections
Sworn lone drifter you'd be, but you'll never be free
You pledged to be a solitary wanderer, but true freedom eludes you
Oblivion bound, you'll never be found
Your destiny is to be forgotten, never to be rediscovered
You'll sail on, the eye of the storm
You persist in your journey, the calm in the middle of life's turmoil
You're the eye of the storm
You remain the unshaken center amid life's upheavals
So high on the seas you roam, a sack of skull and bone
You traverse the seas with a worn-out body, a mere shell
All plunder and pillage inside, the roving-roughish kind
You engage in looting and plundering, embodying a rough and wild nature
Well if time hasn't touched you at all, you're still the same as before
If time hasn't changed you, you are still the same as you were
Still plowing and cursing the deep in your man-of-war
You continue to navigate and curse the depths in your warship
With all the whiskey and rye and a curse on your mind
Indulging in alcohol and carrying the burden of curses in your thoughts
You sail on, the eye of the storm
You press on, embodying calmness amid life's storms
You're the eye of the storm
You persist as the unshaken center amid life's tumult
From time to time, you still crawl across my mind
Occasionally, your memory crosses my thoughts
Just a mumbling, stumbling thief in the black of night
A mumbling, stumbling thief in the darkness of night
You're a tree with a broken limb, picked up and thrown by the wind
You're a damaged entity, tossed around and broken by life's challenges
You're the gale's deafening pound, you're the boom and you're the howl
You represent the thunderous force of the storm, its roar and fury
You're hail stoning the deck, you're the ship about to wreck
You are the destructive force, like hailstones on a ship's deck
You're Blackbeard on the bow with a fuse in your mouth
You embody the menacing presence of Blackbeard with destruction imminent
And you sail on, the eye of the storm
You continue your journey as the calm eye in the midst of life's chaos
You're the eye of the storm
You persist as the unwavering center amid life's storms
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