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Caetano Veloso – The Empty Boat lyrics
From the stern to the bow
Oh my boat is empty
Yes, my heart is empty
From the hole to the how

From the rudder to the sail
Oh, my boat is empty
Yes, my hand is empty
From the wrist to the nail

From the ocean to the bay
Oh, the sand is clean
Oh, my mind is clean
From the night to the day

From the stern to the bow
Oh, my boat is empty
Oh, my head is empty
From the neck to the brow

From the east to the west
Oh, the stream is long
Yes, my dream is wrong
From the birth to the death

From the east to the west
Oh, the stream is long
Yes, my dream is wrong
From the birth to the death
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From the stern to the bow Oh my boat is empty Yes, my heart is empty From the hole to the how From the rudder to the sail Oh, my boat is empty Yes, my hand is empty From the wrist to the nail From the ocean to the bay Oh, the sand is clean Oh, my mind is clean From the night to the day From the stern to the bow Oh, my boat is empty Oh, my head is empty From the neck to the brow From the east to the west Oh, the stream is long Yes, my dream is wrong From the birth to the death From the east to the west Oh, the stream is long Yes, my dream is wrong From the birth to the death Explain Request ×



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