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No foreign pair of dark sunglasses
D
will ever shield you from
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the light that pierces your eyelids,
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the screaming of the gulls
Em
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Feeding off the bodies of the fish,
Bm
thrashing up the bay till it was red,
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turning the sky a cold dark colour
Em
as they circled overhead.
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He swam out to the edge of the reef,
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there were cuts across his skin,
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saltwater on his eyes and arms,
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but he could not feel the sting
Em
A
There was no one left to hold him back,
Bm
no one to call out his name,
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dress him feed him drive him home,
Em
say 'Little boy it doesn't have to end this way !'
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F#m
He announced their trial separation, and
Em
spent the night in a Park Beach Motel bed,
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a total stranger lying next to him,
Em
rain hitting the roof hard over his head
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She said 'What's the matter now lover boy,
Bm
has the cat run off with your tongue?
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Are you drinking to get maudlin,
Em
or drinking to get numb?'
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He called out to the seabirds 'Take me now,
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I'm no longer afraid to die',
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but they pretended not to hear him,
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and just watched him with their hard
Em
and bright black eyes
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They could pick the eye from any dying thing
Bm
that lay within their reach, but
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they would not touch the solitary figure
Em
lying tossed up on the beach.
So, where were you?
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