Tempest and the Tide - Purson

My ribbons are a’tattered and torn

My hair is in a tangle

My eyes they stare a thousand miles

My chest’s a ball of bramble

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Here in the hell between

Ooh, ooh, ooh

The devil and the deep blue sea

I swallow hard to clear the thorns

Metallic taste is rising

And from my mouth, a crimson tear

Adoring and despising

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Here in the hell between

Ooh, ooh, ooh

The devil and the deep blue sea

The devil with his come on eyes

The deep blue sea’s unsung surprise

It’s fight or flight, sink or swim

And so I let the games begin

The jury nod, the death knell rings

I gaze into the cold abyss

My sentence called, the words unclear

And in a foreign language

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Here in the hell between

Ooh, ooh, ooh

The devil and the deep blue sea

Circles I can’t leave

Drown me as I weep

Sleep forever sleep

Take me to the deep