In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Say goodbye to the storms in the night
Say goodbye to this beautiful sight
Because we pieced it all together when it just felt right
Every turn it took, we followed
This compass led us to the land we call home
After years of hope
I'm writing home to let them know we made it to the coast
Just look at where we are
The skies are clear and blue, I told you
We saw what we wanted and we chased it all
We sailed across the ocean with a boat we built
As we're navigating through the storms we pass along the way
We saw what we wanted and we chased it all
Every turn it took, we followed
We put our lives on the line
Just look at where we are
The fog has cleared and we can see the shore from miles away
We sailed away
We sailed across the ocean with a boat we built
We sailed away with her, away with her
Part the seas
We've been searching through our sleep
Part the seas
This land will bring us to our knees
Say goodbye to this beautiful sight
Because we pieced it all together when it just felt right
Every turn it took, we followed
This compass led us to the land we call home
After years of hope
I'm writing home to let them know we made it to the coast
Just look at where we are
The skies are clear and blue, I told you
We saw what we wanted and we chased it all
We sailed across the ocean with a boat we built
As we're navigating through the storms we pass along the way
We saw what we wanted and we chased it all
Every turn it took, we followed
We put our lives on the line
Just look at where we are
The fog has cleared and we can see the shore from miles away
We sailed away
We sailed across the ocean with a boat we built
We sailed away with her, away with her
Part the seas
We've been searching through our sleep
Part the seas
This land will bring us to our knees
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Across the Ocean Lyrics as written by Matthew Ryan Wentworth
Lyrics © MOTHERSHIP MUSIC PUBLISHING
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