Great Big Sea - Demasduit Dream

intro :
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i dreamt i saw a woman ,
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standing by the strand ,
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waiting for her people ,
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to come in from the land .
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waiting there for seven days ,
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she built a fire in the sand ,
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waiting for her people ,
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to come in from the land .

she had the look of a refugee ,
hiding in her eyes ,
and when i tried to talk to her ,
she answered with a cry ,
and pointed to the water ,
out beyond the harbour line ,
where a thousand ships lay waiting ,
they lay waiting for my sign .

D A D A
but i remember days of sunlight ,
D A G A
with my father by my side ,
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and the children ran before us ,
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like the foam upon the tide .

we ran like frightened partridge ,
when the strangers came to talk ,
bringing sickness ’round them ,
and the thunder in their walk .
we ran into the valleys ,
and we ran into the hills ,
the young they ran before us ,
driven by a stranger’s will .

i remember days of sunlight ,
with my father by my side;
and the children ran before us ,
like the foam upon the tide .

i’m waiting by the land wash ,
with the giant standing near ,
i see them coming always ,
all the children and their fear .
i’m waiting on my blanket ,
and the giant waits with me ,
and i will wait here always ,
as they fill the endless sea .

i remember days of sunlight ,
with my father by my side;
and the children ran before us ,
like the foam upon the tide .

i remember days of sunlight ,
with my father by my side;
and the children ran before us ,
like the foam upon the tide .

i remember days of sunlight ,
and i remember children;
and i remember days of sunlight ,
and i remember . . . i remember . . . i remember . . .