The Captain and the Hourglass Songtext
von Laura Marling

You kick the blow, now you′ve gotta kick the guy
You sat alone under billowing sky
If I feel God judging me
Well, I fell into the water and now I'm free

My friends, they don′t really get me, think I'm the only one
Well, I sold my soul to Jesus and since then I've had no fun
Behind every tree is a cutting machine and a kite fallen from grace
Inside every man is a heart of sand, you can see it in his face

He′ll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain
He′ll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain


The wind and I, we speak the same, but he don't hear so well
You′re gonna have to curse him, well, you're gonna have to yell
The sky and I, we′ve had our fights and I'm coming ′round to rain
If the rain come out and it don't go well
Then I'll never have to speak again

I can tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, away
Another second lost with every fallen grain
Can tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain

The captain′s got his boots on and he′s heading out the door
Leaving his lady alone thinkin', "He don′t love me no more
He's done with all this bullshit, he′s going back to war
If heaven is as heaven does, then this is hell for sure"

And he'll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain
He′ll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away
Another second lost with every fallen grain

You kick the blow, now you've gotta kick the guy
You sat alone under billowing sky
If I feel God judging me
But I fell into the water, and now I'm free