Faroe (#187)

from Victory At Sea by vee device

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lyrics

They held me up and found me wanting...I know.
They said I had a ways to go--
my posture would lead to all kinds of problems.
If it’s true,
then what’s a lonely boy to do?
There go all my dreams of kicking footballs.
I guess
I’ll learn to haul the fishing nets
to make my father proud and be productive.

My mother told me I was special...I’m not.
I’d throw back all the fish I’ve caught
just to have a chance to be the gold boot.
Honestly,
even benched I’d be happy.
I’d rather roam the turf than float the ocean.

Every night I close my eyes
and the call, it comes:
“The captain’s out, he recommends your name.”
I fold up my old kit
and bolt out through the door
to save us in the Island Games.

When the fishes fail to earn me... my due,
I’ll join the bridge and tunnel crew.
They tell us we’ll have our emancipation
from the sea--
a sentiment that suits a guy like me.
I’ll work all day and drive home to the country.
My hope
is hanging by a slender rope
that I might find a club league who will take me.

(Chorus)

credits

from Victory At Sea, released February 5, 2016
Dennis Bigelow: Ukulele, Ukulele Bass, Clave, Glockenspiel
Kat Ernst: Cello
Sam Ernst: Vocals, Guitar
Caitlin Morris: Trumpet

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vee device Fort Collins, Colorado

vee device are a landlocked band who've made an album all about remote islands and the people who inhabit them. Go figure. The music is jaunty, but not in a sea-shanty kind of way. The lyrics are detailed, but not in a "let's pull out an encyclopedia" kind of way (unless that encyclopedia is full of short snippets from Wikipedia, of course). vee device love songs about places they will never see. ... more

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