Written by Sam Berridge/Nick Hill/Jon Supran/William Taylor
verse 1 D F#m Orphans of the storm, watch them sail between the waves D F#m Orphans of the storm, say a prayer and wish the rain away Bm Bb Mother's milk and angel hair, holy books and bones D C D The sirens on the shore calling them home D F#m Breakfast on the lawn in the sweet September sway D F#m Helpless and forlorn since the pills and powders passed their way Pre-Chorus Bm Bb Lost themselves, forever seeking, searching pole to pole D C D While the needle and the thread stitches them wholeInstrumental with whistling D F#m D F#m Pre-Chorus Bm Bb We lost ourselves, forever seeking, searching pole to pole D C D While the needle and the thread stitches us whole againBm Bb Empty shells, only the shallow know themselves D B Deeper and deeper, day by day, to keep the weary world at bay Em Bb No prescription for the pain only a sky of blue and grey D C D No one to save them, sailing their sinking ships up and awayBm Bb Empty shells, only the shallow know themselves D B Deeper and deeper, day by day, to keep the weary world at bay Em Bb Raise your mast and fly away into a sky of blue and grey D C D No one to save us, sailing our sinking ships up and away D C D Sailing our sinking ships up and away D C D Sailing our sinking ships up and away