Oceans

Album: Dog Problems (2006)
Play Video
  • Ah you've got flaws
    That you won't admit
    Yet you tell me it's a sin
    That I don't believe in
    Yet you traded in your cross
    For a chance to dance with stars
    Now nothing is sacred

    I've given thought to leaving
    F-f-f-for some time
    If only I could read a map
    My moat is New Mexico
    So it's you I wrote

    I started sending you a note
    On how I hope that you're happy
    I hear you're somewhere in the sand
    And how I wish I was an ocean
    Maybe then,
    I'd get to see you again

    And all my friends
    They break and they bend
    They take shape and they tend
    To get better with time
    And I say
    "Who am I to work so much less
    Yet get more
    You all deserve what I am walking towards
    If you want you should move away"

    This has become my weakness
    The golden state wins again
    Perhaps it's time I settle
    Say "it's blue
    At least that's a plus"
    Plus
    I miss you so much

    Why am I scared of people in a room?
    Why can't they see a good time
    Are the people close to you?
    Why don't I just give in?
    Have a drink and shake some hands Writer/s: AMY LEE, TERRY BALSAMO, TODD MCCORD
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Jesus Christ Superstar: Ted Neeley Tells the Inside Story

Jesus Christ Superstar: Ted Neeley Tells the Inside StorySong Writing

The in-depth discussion about the making of Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neeley, who played Jesus in the 1973 film.

Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go's

Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go'sSongwriter Interviews

Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.

Macabre Mother Goose: The Dark Side of Children's Songs

Macabre Mother Goose: The Dark Side of Children's SongsSong Writing

"London Bridge," "Ring Around the Rosie" and "It's Raining, It's Pouring" are just a few examples of shockingly morbid children's songs.

James Williamson of Iggy & the Stooges

James Williamson of Iggy & the StoogesSongwriter Interviews

The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.

Song Cities

Song CitiesMusic Quiz

Nirvana, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are among those who wrote songs with cities that show up in this quiz.

Colin Hay

Colin HaySongwriter Interviews

Established as a redoubtable singer-songwriter, the Men At Work frontman explains how religion, sobriety and Jack Nicholson play into his songwriting.