Nautilus Lost (based on Dave Rose's instrumental "Loss") by José F Castro - JFC (Petrus Castrus)

For those who love Jules Verne... While trying ideas for Debra Buesking's Nautilus (the collab was named Take a Pen), I wrote down this text, and later found that Dave Rose's nostalgic instrumental provided a nice ambiance to sing it. Dave was kind enough to allow me to use it.

Seagulls recorded by Bruno Auzet.

** Nautilus Lost **

From the depths of despair
and the maelstroms of emotions
Captain Nemo rammed the ships
for the sake of revenge.

Searching the oceans for a vague relief
he roamed the deep an crushing emptyness.
He fought, encircled by giant squids,
once imprisoned by treacherous ice.

He searched for the ships
that flew on their stern the hated flag.
He scored in vain.
He could not heal the pain he felt for his slaughtered children,
the sorrow for his murdered wife.
He rammed the ships
and watched them go down
as sunsets of his lonely life.