August Winds

[00:09.01] When August winds are turning,
[00:17.16] The fishing boats set out upon the sea,
[00:22.28] I watch 'til they sail out of sight,
[00:30.26] The winter follows soon,
[00:35.39] I watch them drawn into the night,
[00:39.37] Beneath the August moon.
[00:44.35] No one knows I come here,
[00:53.48] Some things I don't share,
[01:02.44] I can't explain the reasons why,
[01:05.52] It moves me close to tears,
[01:11.62] Or something in the season's change,
[01:15.68] Will find me wandering here.
[01:19.67] And in my public moments,
[01:28.74] I hear the things I say but they're not me,
[01:38.76] Perhaps I'll know before I die,
[01:41.85] Admit that there's a reason why,
[01:46.94] I count the boats returning to the sea,
[01:56.90] I count the boats returning to the sea.
[02:10.86] And in my private moments,
[02:19.91] I drop the mask that I've been forced to wear,
[02:28.87] But no one knows this secret me,
[02:32.93] Where albeit unconsciously,
[02:37.98] I count the boats returning from the sea
[02:47.01] I count the boats returning from the sea
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