Tragically Hip – Nautical Disaster lyrics

I had this dream where I relished
The fray and the screaming filled my head all day
It was as though I'd been spit there, settled in , into a pocket
Of a lighthouse off some rocky socket,
Off the coast of France, Dear

One afternoon, four thousand men died in the water here and
Five hundred more were thrashing madly as parasites might in your blood
Now I was in lifeboat designed for ten and ten and only,
Anything that systematic would get you hated
No it's not a deal nor a test nor a love of something fated Dear.
The selection was quick, the crew was picked, in order and
those left in the water were kicked off our pant leg and we headed for home.

Then the dream ends when the phone rings
You doing alright you said it's out there ,most days and nights
But only a fool would complain
Anyway Susan if you like our conversation is as sweet a sound in my memory
As those fingernails scratching on my hull