Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song Lyrics

Every time I hear this I have an emotional overload! Smashes me into a weeping mess

Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you calling 'round
We talk about it all night long
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything comes tumbling down
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come 'round
Your face has fallen sad now
For you know the time is nigh
When I must remove your wings
And you, you must try to fly
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come around
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you calling 'round
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history baby
Every time you come 'round <3

when i find the one, I'm playing this song for them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq1sD3VWKGw

NICE DITTY !

So great to hear Nick with his living voice. Still traveling around on this world with his poëtry, voice, music and The Bad Seeds

Dear Nick see you the next june 9 in Milan

j aime tes rivages vivants *****

this is so emotional...

love this guy :)

שיר יפיפה

I see the only woman I love when i bere this.

This song was helping me at Roskilde festival after three days heavy drinking to get my weird nerves a little bit calm. Thanks Nick for this..

Stefano Mercante 🖤 You

🦋ヽ｀♪ ｀、 💕 ｀、♪｀、｀、
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around
♪｀、｀、
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you come around
♪｀、｀、
We talk about it all night long
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything, it comes tumbling down
♪｀、｀、
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around
♪｀、｀、
Your face has fallen sad now
For you know the time is nigh
When I must remove your wings
And you, you must try to fly
♪｀、｀、
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around

Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you come around

🦋ヽ｀♪ ｀、 💕 ｀、♪｀、｀、

Fuck I wish this was on Depeche Mode's Violator

I hold Nick Cave in the highest regards, one could even say I put him on a pedestal. I finally had the opportunity to see him live in Nashville a few weeks ago on his conversations tour, seeing him play this song live is one of the best moments of my life.

WONDERFUL and SUBLIME song!!!

La leggenda Nick Cave...Grandioso artista💖💙🖤💜

This is the first Nick Cave song I have actually ever heard - I don't think it'll be the last.

Barry Chuckle It’s a very long journey lad, but it’s worth all the time.
Don’t forget to check “grindermen” as well .. ! One love. Rock on.

like si eres darks y escuchas a nicolas cuevas 😩😭👌

Legenda...

Who saw Nick Cave in the movie about the killing of Jesse James? He sings well in that too. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Every time I hear this song it makes me want to sing out loud with open arms. Such a good feeling that consumes my whole body!!

Fantastic tune <<<<<<<

So beautiful, even after 10.000 times listening this stays one of the best songs ever, Nick is one of the best songwriters ever! Perfect combination with The Bad Seeds!

Fantastica e meravigliosa canzone....grazie Nick

Great song 😀👍

This and The Weeping Song classic.

It's a beauty...still prefer "do you love me",though...that's my emotional rescue.

An Espy' god, St.K. Melb. Aust.... circa 1966, An amazing time to grow up, stars in our eyes and forever futures...

masterpiece
The tough guy's Romantic.

The tough guy's romantic is Hulk Hogan.

masterpiece
Ridiculous...how could anyone give this a thumbs down... wash your ears out !

Agree - I'm truly bewildered by thumbs down for this.

Come sail your ships around me 🖤

Anybody on meth could write this song

One of the greatest songs of all time .
one and only,Nick Cave!

O Meu Mercedes É Maior Que o Teu! Onde tudo começava e tudo terminava!

amazingly beautiful <3

Im torn because I LIVE THE SONG... but this guy is worse than the Sex Pistols. His voice is horrid

my best one

Ridiculous...how could anyone give this a thumbs down... wash your ears out !

436 people burnt their ears down, by mistake...

"Come sail your ships around me/And burn your bridges down" I had the luck to do this in my life, and I hope that I shall get it again.

I love these subtle referenes to murder

Quando a decada de 90 era toda a uma esperança...

Se siente como si un hombre al fin hubiera salido de la etapa depresiva después de muchos años. Espero algún día ser ese hombre.

happy/sad tears, every time

Miss you 🖤

This song for some reason reminds me of my cousin who tragically passed a couple of Christmases ago I miss him so much very few lyricists speak to me like cave does everyone of his songs brings a different emotion to me I seen him live in Dublin with patty smith that was one of the best nights of my life

check out Puddles version. very good!

So beautiful. It's a love song with hidden messages. I have always loved this song, it's so filled with longing and desire. Please come sail your ships around me.

Fantastic song!

I love this song as well: https://youtu.be/6kmuFqFSO0o

I might have misunderstood the lyrics but I now have a strong urge to buy a ship

It´s my favorite ... Nick forever! <3

this embodies my folks..

Torn by the flames of past
Oh how I long to feel her warmth again
As the cold fingers of tomorrow touch me

Nick Cave rules...in words and tunes

🖤 such a beauty

Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around.

בוא להפליג ספינות שלך סביבי ולשרוף את הגשרים שלך למטה אנחנו עושים קצת היסטוריה, יקירי בכל פעם שאתה בא מסביב בוא משוחרר הכלבים שלך עלי ולתת השיער שלך להיתקע אתה קצת תעלומה ליבכל פעם שאתה בא סביב אנחנו מדברים על זה כל הלילהאנחנו מגדירים את הקרקע המוסרית שלנו אבל כאשר אני זוחל לתוך הידיים שלך הכל מתגלגל למטה הפנים שלך נפל עצוב עכשיו כי אתה יודע שהזמן הוא זמן כאשר אני חייב להסיר את הכנפיים שלך ואתה, אתה חייב לנסות לטוס בוא להפליג ספינות שלך סביבי ולשרוף את הגשרים שלך למטה

epic score by nick cave great song lyrics and melodies like scoot walker who i thought it was initialy anyway its truly amazing and i hope all listerners enjoy this track yes melancholy but grand too dave music

I wish they'd shove 'Grammerly' adds up their arse

I cry every time...

Should have been our wedding song, he died so I played it for my wedding as a secret message. Still brings me to tears and I'm drunk too!

2018,and here we are Nick, as if time wouldn't pass by...

❤️ 🙌

😩😩

we were drinking one bootle jack daniels with this song in 1994 s with my good friends , Beautiful days

WANDERLUST brought me here!

living in a third world country with no exposure to this magnificent baritone and living a ordinary life without no acknowledgment to some exemplary vocals and rich baritone leaves me in awe. if there was no internet i would not experience a quality of music quite extraordinary as this

That is the wonderful thing about the internet, isn't it? Are you from India? I so admire Indian music!

Anirudh, most of us here in the UK, live ordinary lives, but we are in touch with as much music as we like, so I understand what you are saying. I live in Scotland and have seen Nick and the Bad Seeds 3 times. They are glorious. I’m glad you’ve found them. There She Goes, My Beautiful World is about his wife. Google Later with Nick Cave.

@IMB Try "Into my arms" if you haven't already...!!

New them while at uni. Unreal guys. Not famous then of course Haha

Good Son!

I used to sing this to my swedish girlfriend all the time when we were together in the 90's

This is the type of song that would be played in a movie where a man is depressed and on his own and then he turns around and sees the one he loves the most and runs and hugs them, such a good song

HERMOSO ! YTRISTE ......

my movie soundtracks are gonna have too many Nick Cave songs

er hat es einfach drauf....geniales Lied !! Chapeau Mr. Cave !!!

This goes out to one person only...You know who,Mando!

That is It! This man - just wow !!

just really discovered this man he speaks to me

I went to one of their concerts a few days ago, hadn’t listened to them before, now i am basically obsessing & playing nick on a loop ever since. The poetry in the lyrics, his tone of voice, the instruments behind..
Where have you been all my life??

there are musicians and then there are artists and then there are performers. Nick Cave is a performer.

Also discover Tim Buckley 'Song to the Siren', and Laura Nyro 'Crazy Love'. Buckley and Nyro are probably the most innovative and emotive singer/songwriters of the last 50 years. Nyro has probably influenced more songwriters than anyone in contemporary music - for example, her 'Captain for Dark Mornings' (1969) is the likely inspiration for Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights.

Tom Petty's death drove me to Nick Cave. He saved my soul.

ganz grossartige musik

R.I.P dad.

Keywords:Melancholy,nostalgia,daydreaming,desire,teenage love,life transformation...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PFwqm6Kg3A&t=2s

I love you all, how could I not after listening to this ?

So, looks like I am the only one who thinks he's singing about his habit. Must just be me then....,

The Mudpit you could be right. Im not sure this is a love song

This Guy <3

this song return you on the right path

Masterpiece

Pure gifted magic.......magic, gifted to us all. Thank you so....very much.love it!

Nick, please don't play in apartheid Israel ... see https://youtu.be/wUSlvPKPOwQ

man...I just saw the video you refer to...I saw Nick a month ago here in Athens.I wish he hadn't decide to go to that ''israel country""...It's not like I 'll stop beeing a fan of him,but fuck-he shouldn't go to Tel Aviv..

man...I just saw the video you refer to...I saw Nick a month ago here in Athens,Greece.I wish he hadn't decide to go to that ''israel country""...It's not like I 'll stop beeing a fan of him,but fuck-he shouldn't go to Tel Aviv..

I love this song this is the cover I did for it https://youtu.be/5R2RNaVt000

I am a popeye. Thank you.