My mind has been filled
With voices, and the faces of a woman
Who tried burned a man at the stake,
And so he went on a voyage.

Looking back, I can see that our future
Was doomed from the start.
I can see the waves that were destined to crash
I didn’t know I was resting on the crest.

I’ve written it all down,
I’ve spilled the ink across the page
I’ve spilled every thought
That crossed my mind
All these years I’ve been out at sea.

I ask you, whoever finds these.

Read them. Learn from them
That’s all I ask.
Learn from my mistakes.
Do not become me.

There’s no need to **** yourself
Out on the ocean blue.
There’s no need to harbor those feelings
Let them sail away,
Instead of you.

Alone I’ll die,
Your name imprinted on my soul
And memories of how it all went wrong
Burned forever into my mind.

I was never ready to be a captain.
I was only waiting for the end, like the coward I am.
My family was always better without me.
You were a better father,
Than I could’ve been.

And darling,

You were always better without me.
Oh, Great, Blue, Deep.
I’m ready to make
My final retreat.

Goodbye.