OCEANS OF THE MOON

Dreamship

Another blunt Wednesday homage, this time to Jules Verne. Fred wrote this one when he was fifteen.

  

 Lavínia Roseiro: lead vocals

 Paulo Chagas: flute

 Fred Lessing: acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, percussion, vocals

 Tiago Soares: vocals

 

 

LYRICS

 

Welcome to our dreamship. Come now, join our fellowship

We’ll fly high, we’ll cruise the sky - we’re going to the moon

As we cruise the endless void, Berlioz tunes shall be our fuel

Sheets for sails, flowers are nails – our star maps the only tool

 

Oceans of the moon, dying much too soon

Oceans of the moon, don’t leave me alone

 

As our starship rests aground, we promenade adventure-bound

Looking down onto a green pre-historic jungle scene

Beasts of every kind

 

Beaches of white sand, creatures in the deep sea

Strolling over far land, five o’clock – it's time for tea

 

Young world of blue lunar seas, unicorns and giant trees

Volcanoes light the night, the mind expands in endless might

Pray don’t wake us from our dream

 

Oceans of the moon, dying much too soon

Oceans of the moon, don’t leave me alone

 

As we cruise the endless void, Brahmsian tunes shall be our fuel

Crystal domes filled with stars, sailing past bright red Mars

New worlds waiting out ahead

 

Beaches of white sand, creatures in the deep sea

Strolling over far land, five o’clock – it's time for tea

 

With a compass in hand

We cross lunar sand.

 

Winged reptiles soar

Footprints on the shore.

 

Aim your telescope high

Into the daymoon sky.

Into the daymoon

Sky

 

[Sir Frederick] Would you like some tea, Miss Rosewood?

[Miss Rosewood] Oh, that'd be most delectable, Sir Frederick

[Sir Frederick] Milk?

[Miss Rosewood] Just a drop, please

 

[Miss Rosewood] My good Sir James, say, what are our plans for tomorrow?

[Sir James] Well, would a chipper promenade along the lunar coastline suit you?

[Miss Rosewood] Hear hear, Sir James!

[Sir Frederick] What a jolly splendid plan!

 

[Sir James] I say, isn't that a pterodactyl…?