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