(stardust memories from marquee moon blow away zone)

not returning
call
that (ghost) ship
floating body…
„just“ elevation –
fondly remembered
in smallest crushing waves
carried away.

„Michael, oh.  “Carried Away” is the aural equivalent of a lonely walk along the docks, which is what Verlaine sings about, and if it doesn’t boast the catchiest melody you’ll ever hear it makes up for it in sheer atmospherics. Verlaine’s singing on the chorus especially sounds hard won, and I love the way he sings “I get so carried away” in a voice that couldn’t sound less excited. At around the midpoint the song breaks for an understated guitar solo, and then the organ and piano return to play a long closing passage that evokes Robert Frost’s boast about having outwalked the furthest city light.“ (David Webster)