Kishi Bashi - Annie, Heart Thief of the Sea (Official Audio) 

If you want to see my girl You better be ready, Imma show you the world On a beach along the shore I’ll tell you a story it’s all about a pearl Creamy white and crystal clear It glistened in the sun, it had nothing to fear Many came from near and far There was nothing like the beauty that they saw I was sailing on the sea There was nothing as far as I could see When a vision of a girl Blinded my eyes, she’s as pretty as a pearl Swam along with us awhile I was hooked, I was smitten by her smile When she traded me her heart… I took it from her hand Why’d you take my heart, Annie? What’d I do? Why’d you take my heart Annie? All you left me was a pearl… As I looked into my palm I was swallowed by the vision that I saw In this pearl of perfect white I saw us together in a union of delight But when I looked into her eyes I saw nothing but the mirror of the skies I dove deep into the cold I was ready to be… Why’d you take my heart, Annie? What’d I do? Why’d you take my heart Annie? All you left me was a pearl… When they pulled me from the cold I wondered why I’d never felt so old For my hair had turned to white I’d long been dead and so had my wife She had died a broken heart Why’d you take my heart, Annie? What’d I do? Why’d you take my heart Annie? All you left me was a pearl… Why’d you take my heart, Annie? What’d I do? Why’d you take my heart, Annie? All you left me was a pearl… Why’d you take my heart, Annie? What’d I do? Why’d you take my heart, Annie? All you left me was a pearl… Why’d you take my heart, Annie? What’d I do? Why’d you take my heart, Annie? All you left me was a pearl.

though I was intrigued by the story of this song..it sounded so festive yet the lyrics is tragic.. and because of that this is one of my favorite song in Kishi’s Omoiyari album. He’s one of the best Indie singer songwriter ever!♥️♥️♥️

totally agree with the person who said this song is a beautiful way to end an album happy yet bittersweet, but mostly happy, turning hurt into joy

If you want to see my girl You better be ready, Imma show you the world On a beach and on the shore I'll tell you a story and it's all about a pearl Three feet wide and crystal clear It glistened in the sun it had nothing to fear Many came from near and far There was nothing like the beauty that they saw I was sailing on the sea There was nothing as far as I could see When a vision of a girl Blinded my eyes, she's as pretty as a pearl Swam along with us awhile I was hooked, I was smitten by her smile When she traded me her heart I took it from her hand... Why'd you give me your heart, Annie? What'd I do? Why'd you take my heart, Annie? All you left me was a pearl When I looked into my palm I was swallowed by the vision that I saw In this pearl of perfect white I saw us together in a union of delight When I looked into her eyes I saw nothing but the mirror of the skies I dove deep into the cold I was ready to be... Why'd you give me your heart, Annie? What'd I do? Why'd you take my heart, Annie? All you left me was a pearl When they pulled me from the cold I wondered why I'd never felt so old For my hair had turned to white I'd long been dead and so had my wife She had died of a broken heart She was lookin' for my... Why'd you give me your heart, Annie? What'd I do? Why'd you take my heart, Annie? All you left me was a pearl

Knowing that the Japanese Internment camps were a major inspiration for this album, I can't help but feel this story of a family that was torn apart because of a sea swindler might be an analogy for a family that had been torn apart during incident, possibly perhaps the father had come to America to find work and provide for his family, only to end up essentially imprisoned. In either case, I'd love to hear the inspiration behind this song, because the entire package is such a bittersweet closer that I feel it must have impacted KB quite a lot.

OMG... I have loved Kishi Bashi for years but his new album

A beautiful end to a beautiful album - happy to see all of these on youtube now.

Anyone getting"In the Summertime " by Mungo Jerry vibes from this?

Magnificent work as always.

Top 😲🤠

This song make me so happy ❤

What fun....great song and I love the hooting and sounds of the crowd in the background.

I would love to know the inspiration for this song, its one of my favorites, it makes me want to tell stories too. I am reminded of Urashima Taro!

yea boi!