* All of your life you've been staring at the ocean.
Afraid that you'll find a reason to cross.
Now you're losing your mind staring at the ocean,
But the tides cannot bring back what you have lost. 

1. You wear your anger as your armor.
You've won the right to your rage.
You jump from hate to apathy to keep emotion locked away.

Your father is distant.  Your mother is confused.
You have wandered so long in darkness
now the light is blinding you...

* All of your life you've been staring at the ocean.
Afraid that you'll find a reason to cross.
Now you're losing your mind staring at the ocean,
But the tides cannot bring back what you have lost. 

2.  You pack your suitcase for a journey
that you don't intend to take.
You're listening to demons
who destroy what you create.

So you rip out the beauty.  Give in to the pain.
You're still praying for salvation though you're losing your faith.

* instrumental chorus/ bridge

3.  Watch the sand slip through your fingers.  
Feel the waves crash at your feet.
Pick up a shell and listen for the song to set you free.

Hear the sound and the fury...the promise of more.
Your heart's on the horizon.  Why are you standing on the shore?

* All of your life you've been staring at the ocean.
Someday you'll find a reason to cross.
You seek peace of mind staring at the ocean,
But the tides cannot bring back what you have lost. 
No, the tides will not bring back what you have lost.

Words & Music: Steven Stewart 

� 1998

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