Lyrics Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

The Empty Boat

from the stern to the bow

oh my boat is empty

yes, my heart is empty

from the hole to the how

from the rudder to the sail

oh, my boat is empty

yes, my hand is empty

from the wrist to the nail

from the ocean to the bay

oh, the sand is clean

oh, my mind is clean

from the night to the day

from the stern to the bow

oh, my boat is empty

oh, my head is empty

from the neck to the brow

from the east to the west

oh, the stream is long

yes, my dream is wrong

from the birth to the death

from the east to the west

oh, the stream is long

yes, my dream is wrong

from the birth to the death