Song to the Siren
This Mortal Coil Lyrics
Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang
Sail to me
Sail to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am
Here I am
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was forced out
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow
Oh my heart, Oh my heart shies from the sorrow"
Well I'm as puzzled as the newborn child
I'm as riddled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death, my bride?
Hear me sing, "Swim to me, swim to me, let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am, waiting to hold you"
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Written by: Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
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"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and his writing partner Larry Beckett and was first released on Buckley's 1970 album Starsailor.
The song has become perhaps Buckley's most famous song due to a number of artists covering the song after his death in 1975. It has featured as a cover on studio album by This Mortal Coil on 1984 album It'll End in Tears, where it was also released as a single. The single had moderate success, spending 13 weeks in the UK charts and peaking at #66 on October 23, 1983. Read Full Bio"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and his writing partner Larry Beckett and was first released on Buckley's 1970 album Starsailor.
The song has become perhaps Buckley's most famous song due to a number of artists covering the song after his death in 1975. It has featured as a cover on studio album by This Mortal Coil on 1984 album It'll End in Tears, where it was also released as a single. The single had moderate success, spending 13 weeks in the UK charts and peaking at #66 on October 23, 1983.[4] This Mortal Coil was a collective name for artists on the 4AD Records label and Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins performed the song.
"Song to the Siren" features on the last Peter Jackson's film, "Lovely Bones", as well as in David Lynch's "Lost Highway".
Song To The Siren lyrics
On the floating, ship less oceans
I did all my best to smile
Till your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving into your eyes
And you sang, "Sail to me
Sail to me, let me enfold you"
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you
Then I dreamed, you dreamed about me
Were you here when I was for sail?
(Was for sail)
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sang, "Touch me not
Touch me not, come back tomorrow"
Ohh my heart, ohh my heart
Shies from the sorrow
When I'm as puzzled as a newborn child
I'm as riddled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or shall I lie with death my bride?
Hear me sing, "Swim to me
Swim to me, let me enfold you"
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you
The song has become perhaps Buckley's most famous song due to a number of artists covering the song after his death in 1975. It has featured as a cover on studio album by This Mortal Coil on 1984 album It'll End in Tears, where it was also released as a single. The single had moderate success, spending 13 weeks in the UK charts and peaking at #66 on October 23, 1983. Read Full Bio"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and his writing partner Larry Beckett and was first released on Buckley's 1970 album Starsailor.
The song has become perhaps Buckley's most famous song due to a number of artists covering the song after his death in 1975. It has featured as a cover on studio album by This Mortal Coil on 1984 album It'll End in Tears, where it was also released as a single. The single had moderate success, spending 13 weeks in the UK charts and peaking at #66 on October 23, 1983.[4] This Mortal Coil was a collective name for artists on the 4AD Records label and Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins performed the song.
"Song to the Siren" features on the last Peter Jackson's film, "Lovely Bones", as well as in David Lynch's "Lost Highway".
Song To The Siren lyrics
On the floating, ship less oceans
I did all my best to smile
Till your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving into your eyes
And you sang, "Sail to me
Sail to me, let me enfold you"
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you
Then I dreamed, you dreamed about me
Were you here when I was for sail?
(Was for sail)
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sang, "Touch me not
Touch me not, come back tomorrow"
Ohh my heart, ohh my heart
Shies from the sorrow
When I'm as puzzled as a newborn child
I'm as riddled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or shall I lie with death my bride?
Hear me sing, "Swim to me
Swim to me, let me enfold you"
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you
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maie panaga
Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang
Sail to me
Sail to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am
Here I am
Waiting to hold you
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was forced out
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow
Oh my heart, Oh my heart shies from the sorrow"
Well I'm as puzzled as the newborn child
I'm as riddled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death, my bride?
Hear me sing, "Swim to me, swim to me, let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am, waiting to hold you"
79 banjo
@patric cornaro
The Cinematic Orchestra 'To Build a Home'
The Temper Trap 'Trembling Hands'
David Gray 'Sail Away'
The Lumineers 'Angela'
Beth Orton 'She Cries Your Name'
Passengers "Miss Sarajevo'
Peter Paul and Mary '500 Miles'
Nick Drake 'Riverman'
Lola Marsh 'You're Mine'
Aqualung 'Brighter than Sunshine'
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds "Into My Arms'
Mazzy Star- 'Lay Myself Down, Into Dust or try, -Fade Into You'.
Heartless Bastards 'Only For You'.
Lakme 'The Flower Duet'.
Sarah Mclachlan 'Adia'
Sshh Quiet
Ah, The Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil and Elizabeth Fraser's haunting vocals. This is one of those songs that will go into my TOP 12 COVID-19 Pandemic Playlist. Other Tracks will include Brian Eno - An Ending. There are others. Here they are, tell me what you think:
1. Leonard Bernstein - Beethoven's Symphony No. 07 Allegretto II
2. This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren
3. Brian Eno - An Ending
4. The Cure - All Cats are Grey
5. Bauhaus - Bella Lugosi's Dead
6. Cocteau Twins - Fifty-Fifty Clown
7. The Cure - The Forest (Live at Pinkpop 2019)
8. The Associates - Skipping
9. Joy Division - Transmission
10. Radiohead - Burn the Witch
11. Portishead - The Rip (Live at Studio 104)
12. Boris Brechja - Angel in the Sky (Tomorrowland Live Belgium 2019 and Video)
13. Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Coloured Funk
14. Hans Zimmer - Time (Cyberdesign Remix and Video)
15. Boris Brechja - Laura Korinth - Gravity (Original Long Mix) - Simply Enjoy - There is Light!!!
Go through them all in sequence - I hope you enjoy it. Tracks transcend from the dark to the light. I might add more, but this is the sequence that just emotionally got me through - well, all of this.
Heavy Papa
Who’s here from The Flash scene in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
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they played a worse version sang by someone else
Sendme Doge
@Constructor Cadence on the original was kinda weird. It was almost an Irish funeral song. This makes it more "siren-like".
Constructor
WHY? WHY the f**K did they not just use the original?
Sendme Doge
I knew it as a techno song 20 years ago. But that scene just reminded me of it.
Ryan Sengel
Guilty
Lisa Corey
I played this song while my mom was dying. And then we played it again today at her funeral I'll forever love you Mom and Dad watch over me
kb coop
So sorry
Red Diver
Be well Lisa.
Christian
🙏💛✨