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How I Became the Sea Lyrics
June was the lobster shell I dug by hand
A haven that hid me well beneath the sand
The wide windy waves washed in, but I stayed dry
The great breakers broke again, as I nodded off inside
And then, when the Empress ran aground,
And my eyes turned blue and green,
I heard a gorgeous sound,
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in,
When the hurricanes came for me,
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea
I wrenched the engines off and drank them down
The depths turned the iron soft as they swiftly drowned
And I brought the ocean side to its rusty knees
As I felt the eventide deep in my shallow dreams
And then, when the Empress ran aground,
And my eyes turned blue and green,
I heard a gorgeous sound,
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in,
When the hurricanes came for me,
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea
When the sky fell in (When the sky fell in)
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea (How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea (How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
When the sky fell in,
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea
How I became the sea.
A haven that hid me well beneath the sand
The wide windy waves washed in, but I stayed dry
The great breakers broke again, as I nodded off inside
And my eyes turned blue and green,
I heard a gorgeous sound,
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in,
When the hurricanes came for me,
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea
The depths turned the iron soft as they swiftly drowned
And I brought the ocean side to its rusty knees
As I felt the eventide deep in my shallow dreams
And my eyes turned blue and green,
I heard a gorgeous sound,
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in,
When the hurricanes came for me,
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea (How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea (How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again,
And that's how I became the sea
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I think this song is the story of his career. He starts the song talking about "June", which could be referring to "Of June". It was his first release and completely independent (dug by hand). From there he started gaining more attention, "waves" of fans and potential fame, but he was content to "stay dry" of them and hide inside his small shell, restricting himself to the satisfaction of having a released EP. "Nodding off inside" might even refer to the "Maybe I'm Dreaming" album.
After that, he sings about the fame he gained from Ocean Eyes ("when my eyes turned blue and green"). The "gorgeous sound" could be referring to the album itself, or perhaps the sound of a full crowd of cheering fans. At that point, his whole world changed as he was shoved into the limelight, like a ship (the Empress) crashing into his life. However, the opportunity allowed him to become a part of something bigger (the sea), which could refer to a message he's trying to spread with his music or the repeating cycle of the music industry he often speaks of.
The next part may be a prediction for the future of his career. He begins tearing the ship, his fame, apart and it slowly disappears into the sea (more evidence that the sea refers to the cycle). Even in the midst of his successful career ("shallow dreams"), he can feel his fame coming to an end (the end of its day, its "eventide").
Emotionally speaking, the song overall is about the exhilarating feeling of suddenly being shoved into something much bigger than yourself, and allowing yourself to become a part of it.
@pjunk
@pjunk
I think you're totally right! Just some more to support your view:
I think you're totally right! Just some more to support your view:
The Empress is a ship, and on the cover of Ocean Eyes there is a building that is designed to give the appearance of a ship. That is the Empress, and as it is now on land, it has "ran aground"
The Empress is a ship, and on the cover of Ocean Eyes there is a building that is designed to give the appearance of a ship. That is the Empress, and as it is now on land, it has "ran aground"
"when it became a dream" might be a reference to Fireflies, but that's uncertain.
"when it became a dream" might be a reference to Fireflies, but that's uncertain.
i cant imagine how deep dis song mean to me..love alot :)
I saw this in concert a week ago...now I can't stop quoting it!
Does this remind anyone else of the Titanic?
"...When the Empress ran aground" "I wrenched the engines off and drank them down / The depths turned the iron soft..."
Love this song.
I think the song is about a event that made him break down but then when that what made the event happen, stopped appering, he became calm and faught against that what strained him.
I don´t know if it´s right like this and I´m not really able to describe what i think, but that´s the best what i could bring down xD
After a lot of discussion with my self, I've finally decided this song as my favorite song. I heard it live 20 days ago, and it was amazing. I love this song so much. The only thing is, I really can't understand what it is about. xD I agree that it wears resemblences and things that describes Titanic, but seriously, I can't imagine Adam just writing a song about Titanic. xD He always has a deeper meaning to his songs.
I guess it's definite that this song about some ship crash, also someone in last.fm mention that this is about that thing because of mentioning name "empress" in lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Empress_Disaster It's not 100% of course, but anyway this song is nice and especially because of it's lyrics.
I guess it's definite that this song about some ship crash, also someone in last.fm mention that this is about that thing because of mentioning name "empress" in lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Empress_Disaster It's not 100% of course, but anyway this song is nice and especially because of it's lyrics.
Totally agree with what pjunk says. And I don't think it's the Titanic sinking because there's only a few lines that could allude to that and he sings of June but the Titanic sunk in April. Great song!
Ugh, where can I download this from besides the galaxy? I cant find it!
forget the song, download torrent for the whole album, and enjoy the free album. all u have to do is download torrent (there are dozens of websites) for eg. picktorrent.com or isohunt.com etc , then download any software to download torrent files.
forget the song, download torrent for the whole album, and enjoy the free album. all u have to do is download torrent (there are dozens of websites) for eg. picktorrent.com or isohunt.com etc , then download any software to download torrent files.
You can find it on youtube, copy and past the link to url-to-mp3.com, and hit convert. It's a completely safe, ad-free, and useful site.
You can find it on youtube, copy and past the link to url-to-mp3.com, and hit convert. It's a completely safe, ad-free, and useful site.