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Leave all your clothes buried in the sand
Who knows when we'll be coming back again
Come on in, the water's getting cold
See if you sink or swim or float
When the tide came in, we tried to act surprised
What could the ocean want with the things that we left behind
Swimming back to land and I realized
It was the only time that year I felt alive
We booked a one way going overseas
Feels like I'm living someone else's dream
I tried my best to keep from turning back
I'm scared you may have been my better half
I'm on the edge about to choke
About to choke, about to choke
I'm on the edge about to choke
About to choke, about to choke
The story ends the same as it began
I never know when I'll be coming around again
Starting our descent and I realized
It was the only time that year that I felt alive
I'm on the edge about to choke
About to choke, about to choke
I'm on the edge about to choke
About to choke, about to choke
Who knows when we'll be coming back again
Come on in, the water's getting cold
See if you sink or swim or float
When the tide came in, we tried to act surprised
What could the ocean want with the things that we left behind
Swimming back to land and I realized
It was the only time that year I felt alive
Feels like I'm living someone else's dream
I tried my best to keep from turning back
I'm scared you may have been my better half
About to choke, about to choke
I'm on the edge about to choke
About to choke, about to choke
I never know when I'll be coming around again
Starting our descent and I realized
It was the only time that year that I felt alive
About to choke, about to choke
I'm on the edge about to choke
About to choke, about to choke
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I find a pretty simple meaning in this song.
To me it says:
It is the times where we lack control, and experience the most uncertainty, that we feel the most alive.
-Going for a skinny dip in the ocean leaves yourself completely vulnerable, although it's fun.
-Going overseas (one-way ticket) to chase a dream or for whatever reason may seem like a huge risk to you at the time, and you may feel you are "about to choke"(give up), but it's worth it in the end to gain that experience.
Basically, you may feel scared or unsure of where you are headed at times, not knowing what could happen in life. But you later realize it is those moments that you hold dearest.
http://podcastfearless.com/nmb/index.php?id=395
8:23 in this podcast if you want to hear it.
i think he says "i'm scared you may have been my better half".