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Ballad of the Briny Lyrics by Rivers Cuomo

Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years

2020

[Verse 1]
The fishes are my friends
Here beneath the sea
Swimming all around
They're foot-massaging me
The octopus says "Hi"
I say "How do you do?"
He's quite the gentleman
To give me eight salutes
[Chorus]
I'm at home here in the briny
Since I've found out you don't want me
[Verse 2]
The crew thought I was nuts
Jumping overboard
But what'd I have to lose?
Except pains inside my gourd
And pains inside my heart
They wouldn't let me bе
Now I'm better off
A captain of the sеa
[Chorus]
And I'm at home here in the briny
Since I've found out you don't want me
Yeah, I'm at home here in the briny
Since I've found out you don't want me
[Bridge]
I went to schools
I went to ministry
But they don't match the soothing of the sea
I'm back where I began my primal life
I am dissolved into the murky brine
(You wanted me to be a practical man
And now I see how things were)
[Chorus]
And I'm at home here in the briny
Since I've found out you don't want me
Yeah, I'm at home here in the briny
Since I've found out you don't want me
Credits
Rivers Cuomo

Rivers Cuomo

About “Ballad of the Briny” by Rivers Cuomo

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"Ballad of the Briny" is credited to Rivers Cuomo. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Ballad of the Briny" appears on "Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years" in 2020.

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