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The Submariner

from The Long Haul by The Wynntown Marshals

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She stands at the kitchen window
Staring out past the fields to the blue
It finally becomes one with the horizon
She wonders what became of you

Years ago you hired a lock up
Where you whiled away the hours with your plans
With this love of the ocean
We could never quite understand
We could never understand…

You measured out distance in fathoms
And followed phosphorescent trails into the gloom
It’s there that you stayed, in that diving bell you made
Now little more than a handmade tomb

When you left they found the diary you’d written
It read just like a suicide note
We knew then that you might not make it back
And we’d be haunted by the words that you wrote

Late one night I found her talking to your visor
Looking in at where your eyes had once been
They clouded over many years ago
I still think of all the things that they’ve seen
The things that they’ve seen…

You measured out distance in fathoms
And disappeared from sight amidst the spume
Never to come back, your wreath a mess of bladder wrack
The inky depths the place you met your doom

I still fear the day that you’ll return
To steal her away from me
I hope you found what you were looking for
At the bottom of the sea

You measured out distance in fathoms
And followed phosphorescent trails into the gloom
It’s there that you stayed, in that diving bell you made
Now little more than a handmade tomb
Now little more than a handmade tomb
Now little more than a handmade tomb

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from The Long Haul, released July 15, 2013

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The Wynntown Marshals Edinburgh, UK

Formed in Edinburgh in 2007, The Marshals tip their hat to The Jayhawks, Wilco, Drive-By Truckers, Tom Petty, Ryan Adams & Neil Young.

Their sound can loosely be described as ‘country rock' with powerpop hooks, but they love layered guitars, catchy choruses and have an unabashed belief in the power of rock music as a storytelling medium.
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