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The Waves

From {Awayland}2013

Written by Conor O’Brien

Produced by Conor O’Brien, Tommy McLaughlin

Lyrics

The Waves

Intro There are waves up in the diamond sky Stronger than you and I I'm a wave, I break through the barrier reef Cut through the carbon sea, approaching the shore Look at the sky, look at the trees Man it's all the same to me Look at the cars, look at the birds And all of these invented words One body's dying breath is another's birth What are you running from, what are you running from? Sister jury, brother judge and you will recognize this grudge Buried deep beneath the sands and these ridiculous demands No time for innocence, or sitting on the fence What are you gonna do, what are you gonna do? When the waves cover the coastal plain The tents and the cars and the trains And the trains of honeybees, cemetaries Of well insulated dignitaries All screaming of the memory of a human love For anything or anyone Look at the birds, look at the bees Damn it's all the same to me Look at the girls, look at the gold Gathered, beat and bought and sold One man's innocence is another's chance What were you thinking of, what were you thinking of? Now please let me boil it down to this, my son This party's getting wet, but it ain't over yet So what is it gonna be, what is it gonna be? Just let the waves cover the coastal plain The fear and the guilt and the pain And the trains of honeybee jealousy, of well insulated bigotry And if you don't agree, you'd better get back inside your cave 'Cause we're all dancing with the waves Up in the diamond sky Stronger than you and I I'm a wave, I break through the barrier reef Cut through the carbon sea, approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore Approaching the shore

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"The Waves" is a song by Villagers from the album {Awayland}, released in 2013. The song was written by Conor O’Brien. It was produced by Conor O’Brien, Tommy McLaughlin.

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