The Band Played On

In my dreams I was on board As the ocean waved and the engines roared As The captain ordered Full steam ahead And a lady passed me dressed in red Her dress of scarlet, fringed with lace And a delicate mask across her face Faster, faster the ship sailed on As the waiters served And the band played on In my dreams I was frozen still As the Cabin crew gave a chilling shrill Whistles blew Cries shook the deck And a lady passed me soaking wet Her dress of Scarlet, with a fringed lace torn And a mask of fear she now adorned Faster, faster the ship sailed on As the waiters fled Yet the band played on In my dreams I was not on board I was drifting back above it all Boats were dropped As passengers fled But not the lady dressed in red Her Dress of scarlet with a fringed sash instead And upon her face a mask of dread Faster, faster, the ship's crew fought on As bow she dipped And the ship was gone In my dreams I was there I'm sure Heard children cry, and a sailor swore Watched the sea as calm restored her pace And a ship was gone without a trace A lady watched in a scarlet dress Her hands in water, sea caressed Slower, slower, her fingers spread Mother to the now lost dead Tears of salt Her children gone As the ocean stilled Yet the band played on Titanic you have touched me deep As the memory of the lost who sleep Beneath the waves, the oceans still I dream again, and I always will