[Verse 1] He lifts his lantern Over waves of velvet dark The Pirate of Sleep Calls my name A letter of marque. Sprites of dreams, crewing Ropes of starlight in their hands The Midnight Crusader Waits just off the sand [Chorus] Sail me off Pirate of Sleep Under the moon so mild So deep I’ll climb aboard when the world turns quiet Leave my shoes by the shore Slip into the sky Sail me off Pirate of Sleep [Verse 2] Some heads on pillows Hear him calling at the mast Too scared to follow So they let the moment pass But I skip onward Bare feet slapping silvered wood We paint wide oceans In the dark the way we should [Chorus] Sail me off Pirate of Sleep Under the moon so mild So deep I’ll climb aboard when the world turns quiet Leave my shoes by the shore Slip into the sky Sail me off Pirate of Sleep [Bridge] We stain the clouds with colour Let gold drip down the mast Cast stories on the water Watch the cobalt currents pass I never feel the turning From deck back into bed Just morning in the window Shadows sailing through my head [Outro] As night follows day Sail me off Once more Pirate of Sleep Let me sail the seas again, Let me chase the world of dreams Let me cross the oceans dark and blue Let me rest upon the pillow. I’ll close my eyes and I’ll be waiting. Searching for the Midnight Crusader And the Pirate of Sleep.
