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Nautical Disaster by The Tragically Hip

I had this dream where I relished
The fray and the screaming that filled my head all day
It was as though I'd been spit there, settled in , into a pocket
Of a lighthouse off some rocky socket,
Off the coast of France, Dear

One afternoon, four thousand men died in the water here
Five hundred (1)________ were thrashing madly as parasites (2)__________ in you blood
Now I was in lifeboat designed for ten and ten and only,
Anything that systematic would get you hated.
It's not a deal nor a test nor a love of something fated.
The selection was quick, the crew was (3)____________ and
those left in the water got (4)____________ off our pant leg and we headed for home.

Then the dream ends when the (5)__________ rings
You (6)__________ alright he said it's out there ,most days and nights
But only a fool would complain
Anyway Susan if you like our conversation is as (7)__________ as the sound in my memory
As (8)__________ (9)______________________ scratching on the (10)________
Answers:
(1) more(2) might(3) picked(4) kicked(5) phone(6) doing(7) faint(8) those(9) fingernails(10) hull