Verse
F G# D#
So they rode the sea, it went on and on
G# D#
They were years away, though it seemed so long
G# D#
But the captain never told them what he knew
G# D#
As the poor ship laboured on through the endless blue
A# D#
[Verse 2]
G# D#
Oh, the storm was strong and the ship was so frail
G# D#
But they stumbled on raising broken sails
G# D#
And they held the heavy sky on their open hands
G# D#
And they dreamed of when their poor feet would touch the land
A# D#
[Refrain]
G# D#
Mabey we're going 'round in circles
G# D#
Where is this place we're going to?
G# D#
Does anybody know we're out here on the waves?
G# D#
And are any of our signals coming through?
A# D#
G# D#
We're going 'round in circles
G# D#
We have no single point of view
G# D#
And like the clouds that turn to every passing wind
G# D#
We turn to any signal that comes through
A# D#
[Verse 3]
G# D#
At the edge of the sea were the signs of the dove
G# D#
But the wrong way out and the wrong way up
G# D#
We pushed the empty frame of reason out the cabin door
G# D#
No, we won't be needing reasons anymore
A# D