Ocean Size

I think it's about wishing you were a stronger person. And dealing with being human and having a heart and having it broken. It's also about wishing you couldn't be broken, wishing you were stong enough to stand your ground. But also not hurting anyone like the ocean doesn't hurt the beach. idk. that's just what I gather.

This song is about when Perry got kicked out of his apartment. He was really down because he hated looking for new places just because he was a crazy looking guy, and people never believed him when he said he wouldn't be partying or drinking. "Wish I was ocean size They cannot move you man No one tries No one pulls you Out from your hole LIke a tooth aching a jawbone."

• This furthers the point that he just wished he could become sucsessful and not have to worry about these minor things of being kicked out of a place and having to go through the long process of finding a new one.

I can't believe it took someone 3 years to post on this song...what an overlooked band...

i've always thought this was literally wanting to be as strong as the ocean. perry was from california and he would have seen some incredible swells there - tides rolling in and out which, even though we can build the odd harbour, we can't begin to try and stop/move. a large ocean swell is a massive 'thing' that doesn't answer or explain itself to anyone. the ocean is all action - it's the mightiest thing on our planet - what else does it need to say?

"Wish I was ocean size, they cannot move you, man, no one tries" - So very very cool...

I'm old enough to remember this song when it was first released. I loved these guys in the late 80's. This is the best track on the album. The song is about being kicked around and forced to keep moving in this autocratic economy that is designed to keep us sleeping at night and rising early and getting up out of our beds to go out and conduct meaningless business by performing meaningless work. Being 'Ocean Size' means being immovable and allowed to laze in the sun like the surf bums Perry hung with back then.

what a song this song is so true about the ocean no talking all action

amazing!!

Perry loves to surf! he loves the ocean! Ever see that video footage of him getting barrelled at Zuma beach? I forget what video it's on but it's a nice wave and he's got some good speed on it.

It's "break" on the shore. What dumbass posted this?