Eulogy

Send me to sea on a vessel aflame
Flesh and bones to be seen never again
Only the sea will remember my name

There is a darkness I never could tame
Hatred and death swelling up from within
Send me to see on a vessel aflame

To be something special was never my aim
Weakness of spirit was my greatest sin
Only the sea will remember my name

Where did this hate come from - who can I blame?
I wear the marks of you here on my skin
Send me to sea on a vessel aflame

Day after day I surrender to shame
Knowing there's no way I ever will win
Only the sea will remember my name

Now send me back from wherever I came
Only in death can my journey begin
Send me to sea on a vessel aflame
Only the sea will remember my name