Across the Sea of Madness

I. Intro: 1 instrumental: pizzicato. Bass and Elec. Piano L.H.
II. Verses begin on Bar#5 (beat 1)

            1.

          A boat upon the ocean....

              A ship that’s lost at sea....

               I sail a trackless sea.

                   (in search of you, in search of me)

          2.  bar#10:

          Like a gull upon a windy track,

              I will sail this tack, / (more like half-voice)

               while I catch a wind to blow me back. / (stacc. Ending to “back”) bar#14

            3. Hum (no words) thru bar#18

          4. 

                   Across the ‘Sea of Madness’..... /

bar #21 (vocal continues) Modulates: up 1/2 to B major

                   Across the gulf of pain,

          The course of storms, wind, waves and rain.

          5. bar# 23

                    In your arms my course will be run,

                    In your love my ship will come,

                    To sail its final run. / 

            6. Hum (bars 26-34) until bar #35 then:

            7. Bar35  (sing freely over music )

Westward into the setting sun

One westward, to be one

I’m sailing Home Again

I’m Westward Bound,

I’m sailing Home Again

I’m Homeward Bound

[Across The Sea Of Madness]

bar42          Westward into the sun. // bar43

Abrupt stop / INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: all guitars come in on 3-chord romp. BAR#60: should end this file

c. 2007, michael a. guy, all rights reserved [orig. ca. 1997]