Joe's Hiplist Vol.4

There’s no difference between ocean and sea, since the other shore you can’t see…

1. Johnny Cash – Sea Of Heartbreak
(One, two, one, two, three four.)
The lights in the harbor,
Don’t shine for me.
I’m like a lost ship,
Adrift on the sea.
The sea of heartbreak.
Lost love and loneliness,
Memories of your caress.
So divine how I wish
You were mine again my dear.
I’m on this sea of tears,
Sea of heartbreak.
Oh, how did I lose you?
Oh, where did I fail?
Why did you leave me?
Always to sail,
The sea of heartbreak.
Lost love and loneliness,
Memories of your caress.
So divine how I wish
You were mine again my dear.
I’m on this sea of tears,
Sea of heartbreak.
Oh, what I’d give just to sail back to shore,
Back to your arms once more.
Come to my rescue, oh, come here to me.
Take me and keep me away from the sea.
Sea of heartbreak.
Lost love and loneliness,
Memories of your caress.
So divine how I wish
You were mine again my dear.
I’m on this sea of tears,
Sea of heartbreak.
Sea of heartbreak.
Sea of heartbreak.
Sea of heartbreak.

Writer(s): Hal David / Paul Hampton
Album: Unchained
Released: 1996

2. Ezra Furman – At Bottom Of The Ocean
All the creatures, the strangest creatures of the deep
They never slumber, they never stop to go to sleep
At the bottom of the ocean
At the bottom of the sea
Teachers teaching, the doctors diagnosing me
My messed-up parents, my girlfriend don’t understand me
I’m sinking down, way down to the bottom [x4]
All the creatures, the strangest creatures of the deep
They never slumber, they never stop to go to sleep
I wanna go down, I just wanna go down, way down to the bottom [x4]
I wanna ride a seahorse with a human face
I wanna find Leviathan and I’ll give chase
At the bottom of the ocean
At the bottom of the sea
Black jellyfish, octopi, big blue whale with a mile-wide eye
Black jellyfish, octopi, big blue whale with a mile-wide eye
Vampire squid, bug-eye worm, dog-face shark with the ink that burns
Black jellyfish, octopi, things you never seen, baby
I wanna go down, way down to the bottom [x4]

Writer(s): Ezra Furman
Album: Day of the Dog
Released: 2013

3. Tom Waits – Sea Of Love
Come with me my love
To the sea the sea of love
I wanna tell you how much I love you
But I’m drowning in a sea of love
Do you remember the night we met
That’s the night I knew you were my pet
I wanna tell you how much I love you
But I’m drowning in a sea of love
Come with me to the sea yeah
Do you remember the night we met
Well that’s the night I just knew you were my pet
I wanna tell you how much I love you
But I’m down here in the sea of love
Come with me to the sea yeah
Oh and do you remember the night we met
That’s the night I just knew you were my pet
I wanna tell you how much I love you
Goin’ down here in the sea of love
Come with me to the sea oh yeah
Do you remember the night we met
That’s the night I just knew you were my pet
I wanna tell you how much I love you
But I’m down here in the sea of love
Oh come with me to the sea oh yeah
Come with me my love
To the sea the sea of love
I wanna tell you how much I love you
But I’m down here in the sea of love
Oh come with me to the sea oh yeah

Writer(s): George Khoury / Philip Baptiste
Album: Sea of Love
Released: 1989

4. The Velvet Underground – Ocean
Here comes the ocean and the waves
Down by the sea
Here comes the ocean and the waves
Crashing in
Earth is a hollow hair, part of a bigger head
It nearly drives me crazy
In the harmoniums
They have small rubber ducks
Recording all our actions
But here come the waves
Down by the shore
Washing the eye of the land
That has been down by the sea
Down by the sea, down by the sea
Down by the sea
Here comes the ocean and the waves
Down by the shore
Here comes the ocean and the waves
Crashing in
Insects are evil thoughts, thought of by selfish men
It nearly drives me crazy
I am a lazy son
I never get things done
Made up mostly of water
And here come the waves
Down by the shore
Washing the eye of the land
That has been down by the sea
Down by the sea
Down by the sea
Down by the sea
Here comes the waves
Here comes the waves
Here comes the waves
Here comes the waves
Here comes the waves

Writer(s): Lou Reed
Album: The Velvet Underground
Released: 1969

5. The Lumineers – Dead Sea
I stood alone, upon the platform in vain
The Puerto Ricans they were playing the salsa in the rain
With open doors and manual locks
In fast-food parking lots
I headed West, I was a man on the move
New York, it lied to me, I needed the truth
Oh, I need somebody, I needed someone I could trust
And I don’t gamble, but if I did I would bet on us
Like the Dead Sea
You told me I was like the Dead Sea
You’ll never sink when you are with me
Oh, Lord, like the Dead Sea
I’m like the Dead Sea
[Video version:] The nicest words you ever said to me
[Album version:] The finest words you ever said to me
Honey can’t you see
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea
You told me you were good at running away
Domestic life, it never suited you like a suitcase
You left with just the clothes on your back
took the rest when you took a nap
Yes, there are times we live for somebody else
Your father died and you decided to live it
For yourself you felt, you just felt it was time
And I’m glad, ’cause you with cats, that’s just not right
Like the Dead Sea
You told me I was like the Dead Sea
You’ll never sink when you are with me
Oh, Lord, I’m your Dead Sea
I’m like the Dead Sea
The nicest words you ever said to me
Honey can’t you see
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea
I’ve been down, I’ve been defeated
You’re the message, I will heed it
Would you stay
Would you stay the night?
Dead Sea
told me I was like the Dead Sea
You’ll never sink when you are with me
Oh, Lord, I’m your Dead Sea
I’m like the Dead Sea
The nicest words you ever said to me
Honey can’t you see
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea

Writer(s): Jeremy Fraites / Wesley Schultz
Album: The Lumineers
Released: 2012

6. Best Coast – Over The Ocean

7. Sonic Youth – Diamond Sea
Time takes its crazy toll
And how does your mirror grow
You better watch yourself when you jump into it
Cause the mirror’s gonna steal your soul
I wonder how it came to be my friend
That someone just like you has come again
You’ll never, never know how close you came
Until you fall in love with the diamond rain
Throw all his trash away
Look out he’s here to stay
Your mirror’s gonna crack when he breaks into it
And you’ll never never be the same
Look into his eyes and you can see
Why all the little kids are dressed in dreams
I wonder how he’s gonna make it back
When he sees that you just know it’s make belief
Blood crystallized as sand
And now I hope you’ll understand
You reflected into his looking glass soul
Now the mirror is your only friend
Look into his eyes and you will see
That men are not alone on the diamond sea
Sail into the heart of the lonely storm
And tell her that you’ll love her eternally
Time takes its crazy toll
Mirror fallin’ off the wall
You better look out for the looking glass girl
Cause she’s gonna take you for a fall
Look into his eyes and you shall see
Why everything is quiet and nothing’s free
I wonder how he’s gonna make her smile
When love is running wild on the diamond sea

Writer(s): Kim Gordon / Steven Jay Shelley / Lee M. Ranaldo / Thurston Joseph Moore
Album: Washing Machine
Released: 1995

8. Arcade Fire – Ocean Of Noise
In an ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Ringing like a bell
As if I had a choice, oh well!
Left in the morning
While you were fast asleep
Into an ocean of violence
A world of empty streets
You’ve got your reasons
And me I’ve got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time
In an ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Now who here among us
Still believes in choice?
Not I!
No way of knowing
What any man will do
An ocean of violence
Between me and you
You’ve got your reasons
And me I’ve got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time
I’m gonna work it out
Cause time won’t work it out
I’m gonna work it out
Cause time won’t work it out for you
I’m gonna work it on out
Cause time won’t work it out for you
I’m gonna work it out
Cause time wont work it out
I’m gonna work it on out…

Writer(s): Jeremy Gara / Regine Chassagne / Richard R Parry / Tim Kingsbury / William Butler / Win Butler
Album: Neon Bible
Released: 2007

9. Doves – Sea Song

10. The 6ths – The Sailor In Love With The Sea

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Joe’s Hiplist Vol.4