TITANIC (English Adaptation) – Nautilus Pompilius

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/114257/mozaic-future-encounters-across-the-divide/chapter/2334876/chapter-51-the-bigger-picture-beyond-the-headlines Verse 1 I’ve seen the forbidden maps I know the course we sail Captain, I came to say goodbye to you— And your ship that will fail I walked down into the hold Spoke to the lord of the rats They’re leaving the ship at the very next port And they won’t look back On the top deck the orchestra’s playing Couples are dancing the foxtrot A steward pours fire in crystal glasses And watches the ice as it melts He stares at the dancers, who all have forgotten That each of them’s dancing to death Chorus But no one wants to think about that As long as Titanic still floats No one wants to think about that As long—as long as Titanic still floats Verse 2 The sailors sold off propeller To the Eskimos for a keg And the priest and the judge debate all night Whose sin drags us down to the depths The judge says the law is the problem The priest says the answer is love But lightning reveals the one truth they share— Their hands are all covered in blood Chorus But no one wants to think about that As long as Titanic still floats No one wants to think about that As long—as long as Titanic still floats Verse 3 I saw the sharks off the stern They're licking their lips for the fall Captain, the sharks already know That the end is coming for all And the Arctic ice looms like a wall A frozen and merciless wall Final Chorus But no one wants to think about that As long as Titanic still floats No one wants to think about that As long—as long as Titanic still floats