Jackie
Sinéad O'Connor Lyrics

Jackie left on a cold, dark night
The singer's lover, Jackie, left her on a lonely and miserable night.

Telling me he'd be home
Jackie promised to come back home but never did.

Sailed the seas for a hundred years
It feels like Jackie has been gone for an eternity and he could be wandering anywhere in this vast world.

Leaving me all alone
Since Jackie's departure, the artist has been leading a lonely and empty life.

And I've been dead for twenty years
The artist's life has been so dull and uneventful that she feels like she has been dead for two decades.

I've been washing the sand
The singer has been sad and crying for days and weeks, and her tears have mixed with the sand.

With my ghostly tears
The singer's tears have become a part of the sand, and they appear to her like ghostly tears.

Searching the shores for my Jackie-oh
The artist is desperately looking for her lover, hoping that he will return to her someday.

I remember the day the young man came
The artist remembers the day when a young man came and informed her about Jackie's disappearance.

He said, "your Jackie's gone
The young man told the artist that Jackie has left and is nowhere to be found.

We got lost in the rain"
The young man told the singer that they both lost their way during a rainy day.

And I ran to the beach
Heartbroken, the artist went to the beach to ponder on her lover's loss.

And laid me down
Tired and emotionally drained, the singer sat down and lied on the beach.

"You're all wrong", I said
The singer argued that the young man was wrong to assume that Jackie was lost at sea.

And they stared at the sand
The singer's statement left the people in shock, and they blankly looked at the sand.

"That man knows that sea
The artist believes that Jackie was well-versed in sailing and had extensive knowledge of the ocean.

Like the back of his hand
Jackie's familiarity with the sea was akin to him knowing the back of his hand.

He'll be back some time
The singer has hope that Jackie will return to her someday.

laughing at you"
The singer believes that Jackie will mock the people who think he's lost and will come back smiling and laughing.

And I've been waiting all this time
The artist has been waiting for Jackie's return all this time but to no avail.

For my man to come
She yearns for Jackie and wishes for him to come back to her soon.

Take his hand in mine
The artist wants to hold Jackie's hand once again.

And lead me away
The singer desires to be led away from her bleak and cheerless life with Jackie.

To unseen shores
The artist hopes to travel to new and unexplored places with Jackie.

And I'll walk the seas forever more
The singer has no plans of giving up and is willing to search for Jackie until the end of her life.

Till I find my Jackie oh
The singer will relentlessly pursue Jackie until she finds him.

Jackie oh
The singer used Jackie's name as an expression of her love and the bond they once shared.