Anchored within

My eyes turned to gaze adieu to the horizon land,
On the starboard deck of the ship I sail away
The music of melancholy in my head yearns to sing
For when the sweet breeze blows, it begs for me to stay

Saltiness of the air brings bitterness to my tongue,
Leaving a tide of blues trapped to swell in my throat
Long have I longed to drift away from this place,
Now sinks my heart heavier than a broken boat.

Remember, remember, like it was yesterday,
When we came, set foot, a foreign land became our own,
But foolishness fought, and battles of war crippled friends to foes
Lost was all and burnt to dust, became the seeds we once had sown

So sail away! Drift far! From the harbor we once called home
In agony, in search for someplace, somewhere new to begin.
With a white flag, at midnight, chasing for another sun,
Seeking immunity from sorrows that have anchored much too deep, from within