I am a Tidal Wave
Album: I am a Tidal Wave EP
By: Builder of the House
By: Builder of the House
Duration
4:34
Genres
Description
Inspired by a day I spent in Mendocino California, the common theme in this song is what I am observing on the rocky coast. The side tangents are where my mind is wandering based on what I am experiencing. The last two stanzas reference the sun consuming the earth in the distant future and how that idea can affect us here and now, a theme that appears several times on this album.
Lyrics
I’m sitting at the boundary where the mountains touch the sea The dark is slowly spreading while the colors all recede. The ocean is a lapping at the bronze and rocky shore And I can’t help but wonder was I here before? Cause perhaps we all got started where the mountains touch the sea Tiny bubbles stealing chemicals from everyone we meet. Like building blocks we all combine then burrow in the sand Then swim then breathe then walk then write then steal each other’s land Now I’m watching the horizon where the ocean meets the sky The sun is slowly setting where these two bodies collide Water wind and fire dance around the darkened earth And in the beauty of this moment my thoughts trickle down to her Cause right now she’s a-waiting on another distant shore I can almost hear her breathing from within the ocean’s roar Soon I’ll hear her whisper and the sound will be so sweet But for now I must keep dreaming, cause the dream feels so complete So I’ll keep dreamin’ I’ll keep dreamin’ I’ll keep dreamin’ La la la, la la la, La la la, la la la The dark is all around me and the moon is shining bright I step into the ocean mixing with the lunar light The water it surrounds me as I melt into the sea To all my friends and loved ones Do not search for me Because I am a tidal wave, I am the surge I’m a force to reckon with, friend of the demiurge I dwell among the Titans and breathe the ether sky And if it serves my fancy I’ll leave this earth bone dry There was a time when I was scared to sing a single song Far too terrified was I of getting something wrong But when I think that all will die within the burning sun I realize all of my mistakes will be forgotten Cause it’s all gonna fry, in the red burning sky, so I’ll sing until I die La la la, la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la La la la, la la la la
