Race the Seas

In this maze of green and white
In a forest dark and wild
In have been before or will I be?
I lost my sense of time

Three years I roamed in hell alone
I felt like dying but I can't
Suddenly there is a distant voice from outside
So close the book again
And risk a flash of light

I have to race the seas to regain my honor
To be worthy of loving you, my bride

I wonder is there a place left on earth
Or is it gone since I've turned the key?
Only your picture will keep me sane
I can see the prints of your feet on the beach
But at every spot
They are leading away from me
And I fear that with a splashing wave
They are drawn back to the sea

I have to race the seas to regain my honor
To be worthy of loving you, my bride

And then the tide will rise again
But you're out of sight
So for a while I'll rest here by the shore
Until my future will recur

Now you are stuck under the same old star
And there is no way out, believe me
I have tried them all
So sit down, let's have that whiskey without jar
It seems like yesterday
That I've seen your final fate

There's a trap somewhere around
Better watch your step
Don't be brave just let her down
You will drown
And when the lightning strikes you and you die
My precognitions fade
And I see you in another life

I have to race the seas to regain my honor
To be worthy of loving you, my bride

And then the tide will rise again
But you're out of sight
So for a while I'll rest here by the shore
Until my future will recur