Amongst the Waves Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pranam 

Cover art for Amongst the Waves lyrics by Pearl Jam

Ryan, nicely summed up. I relate to the first part like yourself. However for the 2nd part, I feel he is talking about surviving through the pain as love matures in the relationship and when he says "Love ain't love until you give it up", in my opinion, it is not love unless you learn to give up the bitter painful experiences

The only song I can think of with as much meaning and sung with as much passion is Imagine by John Lennon.

This is song-writing in its absolute perfect form.