10. Styx - Come Sail Away
I'm sailing away,
Set an open course for the virgin sea,
'Cause I've got to be free,
Free to face the life that's ahead of me,
On board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard,
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore,
And I'll try, Oh Lord I'll try, to carry on
I look to the sea,
Reflections in the waves spark my memory,
Some happy, some sad,
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had,
We lived happily forever, so the story goes,
But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can to carry on
A gathering of angels appeared above my head,
They sang to me this song of hope and this is what they said,
They said come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me baby,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise,
We climbed aboard their starship, we headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me...
9. Blackfoot - Sail Away
So far, far away
I traveled 'cross this world today
I'm sailin' on
Sailin' on, I'll sail away
As the spotlight falls around me
You know I'm drowin' in this life
And through it all, I hold onto you
Into the sunset, my heart is true
I'm movin' on, for one last song
I'm sailin' on, I'll sail away
Sailin' on, sailin' on, I'll say away
A time to leave, a place to see
'cause in my soul, I'm a ramblin' free
And through it all, I hold onto you
Into the sunset, my heart is true
I'm movin' on, for one last song
I'm sailin' on, I'll sail away
Sailin' on, sailin' on, I'll say away
Sailin' on, on, and on, sail away
Sailin' on, on, and on, I'll sail away
Sailin' on, on, and on, sail away
Sailin' on, on, and on, I'll sail away
8. Great White - Sail Away
Adrift out on an open sea
A life raft seekin' company
Sailing on a sea insane
Rolling with the waves of pain
Chance determines destiny
Tide can be the enemy
When the moon is shining bright
It hangs there like a becon light
Your're looking for a place to stay
A place to leave another day
Water leaves no trace behind
Of all the ways your life unwinds
So sail away
Sail away
Sail away
Sail away
As you come you come alone
All you are is what you know
Dependent on your memory
Remember who you used to be
Reason is a raging wind
Beating on your weathered skin
Confusion is the tidal flow
Pulls you like an undertow
Adrift out on a sea of tears
Navigating by your fears
Searching in the stars above
A way to find your isles of love
So sail away
Sail away
Sail away
Sail away
A sea of faces flow by me
Islands of identity
Isolated constantly
No ones's where he ought to be
So sail away
Sail away
Sail away
Sail away
7. Madrugada - Sail Away
All I see is my newfound friend
And all the things she grants me
Freedom is not among those things
And freedom is by no means free
Well, this is where it all begins
Begins to stretch and part
If we were to be changing things
I wouldn't know where to start
I just want to sail away
From it all
Freedom is impossible
This I know
I can't find it in no bedroom
Or wherever it is I run and hide
And I never did find it
By anyone's side
Well this is where it all begins
The night pulled tight around me
Now that I have found this big love
I'm sometimes dwarfed in its company
I become aware of all the air that I displace
I was just the smallest of nations
The next day I go on lightly
And limitless within my limitations
I just want to sail away
From it all
Freedom is impossible
This I know
I can't find it in no bedroom
Or wherever it is I run and hide
No, I never did find it
By anyone's side
I just want to sail away
From it all
Freedom is impossible
This I
This I know
I can't find it in no bedroom
Or wherever it is I run and hide
And I never did find it
By anyone's side
Anyone's side
6. Queen - Sail Away Sweet Sister (To The Sister I Never Had)
Hey little babe you're changing
Babe are you feeling sore?
It ain't no use in pretending
You don't wanna play no more
It's plain that you ain't no baby
What would your mother say?
You're all dressed up like a lady
How come you behave this way?
Sail away sweet sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you'll find somebody
To love you half as much as me
My heart is always with you
No matter what you do
Sail away sweet sister
I'll always be in love with you
Forgive me for what I told you
My heart makes a fool of me
You know that I'll never hold you
I know that you gotta be free
Sail away sweet sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you'll find somebody
To love you half as much as me
Take it the way you want it
But when they let you down my friend
Sail away sweet sister
Back to my arms again
Hot child don't you know you're young
You got your whole life ahead of you?
And you can throw it away too soon
Way too soon
Sail away sweet sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you'll find somebody's
Gonna love you half as much as me
My heart is always with you
No matter what you do
Sail away sweet sister
I'll always be in love with you
5. Dio - All the Fools Sailed Away
There's perfect harmony
In the rising and the falling of the sea
And as we sail along
I never fail to be astounded by
The things we'll do for promises
And a song
We are the innocent
We are the damned
We were caught in the middle of the madness
Hunted by the lion and the lamb
Ooh - Ooh
We bring you fantasy
We bring you pain
It's your one great chance for a miracle
Or we will disappear
Never to be seen again
And all the fools sailed away
All the fools sailed away
Sailed away
We bring you beautiful
We teach you sin
We can give you a piece of the universe
Or we will disappear
Never to return again
And all the fools sailed away
All the fools sailed away
All the fools sailed away
They sailed away
Sailed away
And as we drift along
I never fail to be astounded
By the things we'll do for promises
And a song
We are the innocent
We cut we bleed
We're your one great chance for a miracle
And a miracle is something you need
They'll take your diamonds
And then give you steel
You'll be caught in the middle of the madness
Just lost like them
And part of all the pain that they feel, yeah
And all the fools sailed away
All the fools sailed away
All the fools sailed away
Leaving nothing, nothing more to say
All the fools sailed away
They say you're beautiful
And they'll always let you in
But doors are never open
To the child without a trace of sin
Sail away
4. Audrey Horne - Sail Away
I don't need to write it down,
I've known these lines by heart for years.
But everytime I try they seem to lack a certain elegance.
Anyway I wanted you to know that I'll be staying in this year.
Cause I believe you're better off without me here.
I'm sinking
You're fading
This ship has been lost at sea.
I'm drowning
You're leaving
That's how it is
Treading water's never been a thing for me.
So long it's been a very good year
And I know it takes a lifetime to repay
All I ever wanted was to sail away
But I got caught up in the waves along the way
Thought I found myself
Had a bucketful and threw it all away
So long, it's all gone now.
This year, yeah, I spent it all.
I only did it to prove I could.
3. Chris Rea - Sail Away
Walk a cold thin line
in the morning
Hold the fear inside
that greets you with the day
I can't go with you now
I can only watch you now
As you sail away
Sail away
I'm going to miss you now
So much more then I realised
There's a heavy stone of empty
where you once lay
I can't go with you now
I can only watch you now
Watch you
As you sail away
Sail away
I know you need your freedom
Sail away
Cause without it you can't survive
Be on your way
disappear into the distance
I smile and say
Sail away
I can't go with you now
I can only watch you now
Watch you
As you sail away
2. Deep Purple - Sail Away
If you're driftin' on an empty ocean
With no wind to fill your sail,
The future, your horizon,
It's like searchin' for the Holy Grail.
You feel there's no tomorrow
As you look into the water below.
It's only your reflection
And you still ain't got no place to go.
Time will show,
when, I don't know.
Sail away tomorrow,
sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
I'll be there someday yea-yea-yeah yea-ye-yeah.
Oh, woman, I keep returnin
To sing the same old song.
The story's been told, now I'm gettin' old.
Tell me,where do I belong?
Feel like I'm goin' to surrender,
Nard times I've had enough.
If I could find a place to hide my face,
I believe, I could get back up.
Time will show,
when, I don't know.
Sail away tomorrow,
sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
But I'll be there someday yea-yea-yeah yea-yea-yea-yeah.
Sail away tomorrow,
sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
But I'll be there someday yea-yea-yeah yea-yea-yea-yeah.
Sail away tomorrow,
sailin' far away.
To find it steal or borrow.
But I'll be there someday yeah yeah yeah yea-yea-yeah yeah yeah yeah.
1. David Grey - Sail Away
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hand
Sail away with me honey
Now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Now, now
Crazy skies all wild above me now
Winter howlin' at my face
And everythin' I held so dear
Disappeared without a trace
Oh all the times I've tasted love
Never knew quite what I had
Little darling if you hear me now
Never needed you so bad
Spinnin' round inside my head
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hand
Sail away with me honey
Now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Now, now
I've been talkin' drunken gibberish
Fallin' in and out of bars
Tryin' to get some explanation here
For the way some people are
How did it ever come so far?
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hand
Sail away with me honey
Now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Now, now
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hand
Sail away with me honey
Now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Now, now
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hand
You break me up if you pull me down
Woh ohh
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Now, now
Jak dla mnie, nie mogło być innego miejsca numer jeden. To ten utwór skłonił mnie do zrobienia powyższej listy i od początku był dla mnie niekwestionowanym liderem. Co się zaś tyczy pozostałych piosenek, to kwestia ustalenia pozycji była bardzo ciężka i zmieniała się wielokrotnie. Co najmniej kilka z nich powinno zajmować miejsca ex aequo, no ale lista rządzi się swoimi prawami.
Wspólną cechą większości utworów nie jest, wbrew pozorom, morze samo w sobie, a chęć ucieczki przed czymś. W tekstach przeważa ton smutku i żalu po utracie kogoś lub czegoś ważnego, jeżeli nie najważniejszego w swoim życiu. A może nie jest to sama utrata, ale niemożność zdobycia tego czegoś lub spotkania tego kogoś. Oczywiście wszystko zależy od własnej interpretacji. Ale niezależnie od tego jaka jest przyczyna, przesłanie jest jasne - chęć ucieczki. Odpłynięcia, gdzieś daleko za morze, do innego świata, innej rzeczywistości. Pozostawić za sobą to, co już znamy, a o czym chcielibyśmy zapomnieć (co nie znaczy, że wymazać z pamięci, ale po porostu uwolnić się od tych wszystkich miejsc i rzeczy, które przynoszą skojarzenia i nie pozwalają zagoić się ranom). Morze od zawsze było symbolem czegoś nowego i nieznanego. Jeszcze zanim ludzie nauczyli się je pokonywać, to co było za horyzontem stanowiło wielką zagadkę. Później kiedy ludzie wypłynęli na szerokie wody, morze stało się synonimem odkrywania nieznanego, poznawania nowych światów i cywilizacji. A dziś kiedy mogłoby się wydawać, że okryliśmy już wszystko, te niegdysiejsze skojarzenia pozostały. Ponieważ nieważne ja wiele przeczytamy, jak dużo zobaczymy na zdjęciach to i tak nigdy nie będzie to samo, co ujrzenie tego na własne oczy i przeżycie na własnej skórze. Dlatego i dziś stajemy nad brzegiem morza, patrzymy w jego dal i zastanawiamy się co jest za jego horyzontem. Co możemy tam zastać, kogo spotkać i co przeżyć. I chyba dlatego temat "sail away" jest tak popularny we współczesnej muzyce. Wielu z nas nie czuje się dobrze w miejscu, w którym się obecnie znajduje, ma wrażenie, że do niego nie pasuje, do tych realiów czy społeczeństwa. Pragnie odpłynąć gdzieś w nieznane poszukując upragnionego szczęścia, spokoju czy czegokolwiek czego szuka.
Z drugiej strony są osoby, które w końcu przestały nieruchomo wpatrywać się w horyzont, spakowały plecak i wsiadły na pokład statku. Pozostawiając wszystko za sobą, by odnaleźć "to coś", czego zawsze brakowało w ich życiu. I nic ich nie powstrzyma zanim nie odnajdą tego, czego szukają. Trzeba ich zrozumieć i wesprzeć, bo nic innego zrobić się nie da.
A na koniec, dla rozluźnienia po tylu poważnych piosenkach i napisanych słowach, kawałek specjalny.
Eric Cartman - Come Sail Away
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