Shipwreck Lyrics

Then when the storm had settled on the ocean And the wind had stopped its howling at the sky There was not a trace of life upon the waters And he blessed his luck to think that he'd survived He shook his fingers free from salty waters Combed them through his finely tailored hair He looked around to see where he had landed To find what had been provided for him there But no rush of servile voices rose to greet him No one jumped up when he raised his hand No presidents or servants to obey him To carry out his order of command And his anger rose to think that he was stranded That a man of power like him could stand alone With no one to provide him food or shelter He would starve in spite of everything he owned "Look at me", he cried, "I'm worth a billion I can lift the phone and raise a billion more" But the calling of the gulls just mocked his pleading And the waves crashed relentless on the shore He cursed the sea that shares could not be bought in Cursed the wind that would not bow to gold He cursed the skies he could not hold to ransom And he cursed the waves his wealth could not control But the wind belched in his face in soft derision The sea spat on his status-symbol shoes The heavens smiled contempt for all his fury And he saw a force his greed could not subdue The calling of the seagulls mocked his pleading The waves crashed relentless on the shore When years had passed the ocean was still rolling And the sun still shining brightly up above.