The Wreckers

According to The Wreckers Songfacts, Daphne Du Maurier's novel Jamaica Inn inspired this song.

[Verse 1] The breakers roar On an unseen shore In the teeth of a hurricane Oh, we struggle in vain A hellish night A ghostly light Appears through the driving rain Salvation in a human chain [Chorus] All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Everything in life you thought you knew All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Because sometimes the target is you [Verse 2] Driven aground With that awful sound Drowned by the cheer from the shore Oh, we wonder what for The people swarm Through the darkening storm Gather everything they can score Until their backs won't bear any more [Chorus] All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Everything in life you thought you knew All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Because sometimes the target is you [Bridge] The breakers roar On an unseen shore In the teeth of an icy grave In the teeth of an icy grave Whoa, the human chain Leaves a bloody stain Washed away in the pounding waves Washed away in the pounding waves [Chorus] All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Everything in life you thought you knew All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary 'Cause sometimes the target is you All I know is that memory can be too much to carry Striking down like a bolt from the blue All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Everything in life you thought you knew All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary, 'cause sometimes the target is you