I’ve been staring for weeks
(At the cold rusted sheets)
And the broken down pillars
(Of the years that have passed by)
At the cold depths of rivers
(And the moons that have fallen)
And risen as halves
(I've been star gazing)
And whispering to myself in the night
(And by the river at dawn, I have discovered the light)
I’ve been watching the tides
(And i’ve been feeling their flow)
And its a humbling experience
To watch as they grow
Down where the beauty of our dreams
Touches the beauty of the sky
And the stars in our oceans
Become the stars in our eyes
Where we reach out to forever
For just one last grasp at hope
Where the tides ebb and flow
Is all our minds really know
They leave in short breaths
Returning to give
And to hold and to steal
And its calming and it heals
And its softening it seems
(to leave my past behind join the tide)
And head out toward the seas
Down where the beauty of our dreams
Touches the beauty of the sky
And the stars in our oceans
Become the stars in our eyes
Where we reach out to forever
For just one last grasp at hope
Where the tides ebb and flow
Is all our minds really know
I’m lost in the moment
Where the tide embraces me
Where i fall into the river
And set sail toward the sea
I’m lost and I’m dreaming
I’m lost and I’m feeling
Like this has waited forever
To finally take me
I’m lost in the moment
Where the tide embraces me
Where i fall into the river
And set sail toward the seas
I’m lost and I’m dreaming
I’m lost and I’m feeling
Like this has waited forever
To finally take me
Down where the beauty of our dreams
Touches the beauty of the sky
And the stars in our oceans
Become the stars in our eyes
Where we reach out to forever
For just one last grasp at hope
Where the tides ebb and flow
Is all our minds really know
“This song, believe it or not, is just about the place where I moved back to on the Sunshine Coast. I now live by the river, and for the first time in about four or five years I felt really at home somewhere. Brisbane had been my home for just over ten years, but getting back to the ocean and the water and the slowness of life on on the Coast was like a breath of fresh air for me. I instantly felt calmer, I felt grounded, and like I said earlier, I feel like I’m finally back at home. Everything seems so peaceful when I’m by the ocean, I know that makes me sound like a bit of a hippy, but when I’m near it I honestly feel like there’s nothing in the world that could really be that bad, because of the serenity of the surrounds; sitting out there, feeling the sun on me, listening to the water move back and forth – it all connects with me on a really weird, but deep level… I’ll never be leaving it again, I don’t think city is for me, but like everything else I ever do it takes a whole lot of failure before I finally admit it.”From joel
This band has literally saved me from entering darker places in my life. They sing from the heart and talk about some of the more difficult things in life. And they help you realize there is plenty of beautiful things in this world to stay for...