Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
This song is about you
'Cause I can't live without you
When a song is about you
Then you know you've got problems
That you can choose
There's a hole in my conscience
There's a hole in my country
Like a nose that keeps running
Like a hose that won't stop flowing
And I know that it's coming
It's coming
It's coming
It's coming soon
Here's why
'Cause you are the ocean
And I'm good at drowning
(You should be looking out)
The morning will follow
And I wont remember
(You should be looking out)
It feels like I've been here
I've been here forever
(You should be looking out)
You should be looking out
In the fall I get lonely
In the winter I'm still lonely
Come the knives of the springtime
In the summer I go crazy
'Cause you are the ocean
And I'm good at drowning
(You should be looking out)
The morning will follow
And I wont remember
(You should be looking out)
It feels like I've been here
I've been here forever
(You should be looking out)
You should be looking out
'Cause I can't live without you
When a song is about you
Then you know you've got problems
That you can choose
There's a hole in my conscience
There's a hole in my country
Like a nose that keeps running
Like a hose that won't stop flowing
And I know that it's coming
It's coming
It's coming
It's coming soon
Here's why
'Cause you are the ocean
And I'm good at drowning
(You should be looking out)
The morning will follow
And I wont remember
(You should be looking out)
It feels like I've been here
I've been here forever
(You should be looking out)
You should be looking out
In the fall I get lonely
In the winter I'm still lonely
Come the knives of the springtime
In the summer I go crazy
'Cause you are the ocean
And I'm good at drowning
(You should be looking out)
The morning will follow
And I wont remember
(You should be looking out)
It feels like I've been here
I've been here forever
(You should be looking out)
You should be looking out
Lyrics submitted by RyanWilhite
You Are the Ocean Lyrics as written by Sarah Barthel Joshua Carter
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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