I’m building ships in bottles
Ships all long sailed and sank
I’m hiding out again to
Turn real life away

I waste time on these models
On dreams hat won’t come true
I’ll curse the ones that sunk them
But never mention who

Nobody’s gotta know
What never was
Nobody’s gotta know
What never will be

Nothing more than just antiques

I'm building ships in bottles
They'll stay there till they break
I'm building ships in bottles
Storing thoughts away

But i’ve tried
To bottle it all up inside
Knick-knacks n the back of my mind
I'm building ships in bottles
I'm building ships in bottles


I’m building ships in bottles
All lined up for display
Hobbies like these are novelties
And too cliché

I break mastheads embedding
My crafts are just pastimes
I get to steps i dread and
Scrap these bad designs

I'm building ships in bottles
They'll stay there till they break
I'm building ships in bottles
Storing thoughts away

But i’ve tried
To bottle it all up inside
Knick-knacks n the back of my mind

I'm building ships in bottles
I'm building ships in bottles
And if i close my eyes i’m on that sea
And in the open skies i feel that breeze
You and me, could scheme full-scale
Getting hung up on the fine details
No, we never strung up sails

I’m building ships in bottles
Ships all long sailed and sank
I’m stuck here wishing things
Had gone a different way