so this one is vaguely related to the last one, in that I wanted to write a song containing the line 'Somali Pirates in the night'. the finished song is a metaphorical musing on how sometimes we can be our own worst enemies, and the pirates symbolise that in this song. you can hear a version of the actual song on my Soundcloud page: http://soundcloud.com/diarmaid-hurley/somali-pirates-08-09-2011-15
My smile is turning upside down
Like a clown left out in the rain.
I wandered through the empty town
And never saw your sun again.
I wanted to think about you and me
And the times when we were just all right
But instead the only thing I see
Are Somali pirates in the night.
Sailing in their motorboats
Their grins and guns give me a fright
I hope I never ever see
Somali pirates in the night
You left me with a head of dreams
Melting like some toast on cheese
My river now is just a stream
My trees, some paper leaves.
My thoughts turn to my memories
Like the time you set my fire to light
But the fire will only ever remind me
Of Somali pirates in the night
