This is the smash hit. The second Track on X is for Love. Smooth Sailing Ahead is a mantra for a murky land. It's what Dead Can Dance would sound like if they were the Gin Blossoms.
lyrics
"As of this moment, there is smooth sailing ahead.
only fluffy white clouds in an otherwise sky
blue to the crystal core.
And what's more, the telephone is ringing all the time,
all kind of faces around
a list that is stretching for miles
all people worth making the time for.
As of this moment, smooth sailing ahead.
And gone, is the moment of endless dread
and the fear of winding up dead
because dead's not a bad place to be.
Like lightning, stikes fast and hits hard to the bone
when you see that you are not alone
you get millions of souls all flying together through millions of worlds.
As of this moment, smooth sailing ahead.
Luck and decisions' got plans for me, I turn loose of my muscles and skeleton, close my eyes and get carried away...
As of this moment, smooth sailing ahead."
credits
from X is for Love,
released April 7, 2011
Matthew, Megan, Gerry and Erik Schuiten engineered.
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