Almost Atlantic - Pentimento

…and it caught me off guard

The way things that I was so sure of simply crumbled away

I woke up with winter inside of bones

I’d never been so sure of anything

You were the ocean, I was the sand beneath your waves

And all the things that pushed us together

Are all the things that pulled us apart

But I figure this is best

Considering my intentions

Just to chase, chase, chase until I’m satisfied

Then throw you away

You were the ocean.

I was the sand beneath your waves

Everything I ever was ultimately added up to so much less than I had ever hoped

for

I am the furthest thing away from what you see in me

But there have been times when there was no difference between you and I

I wondered what sort of lesson was built in to all of this

What should I take away?

Learning from this sort of thing isn’t easy when

Your solutions are mistakes

You were the ocean.

I was the sand beneath your waves

Everything I ever was ultimately added up to so much less than I had ever hoped

for

I am the furthest thing away from what you see in me

But there have been times when there was no difference between you and I

And you said all I ever do is run away…

I am the ocean.

You are the sand beneath my waves

Everything I ever was ultimately added up to so much less than I had ever hoped

for

I am the furthest thing away from what you see in me

But there have been times when there was no difference between you and I

I am the ocean.

You are the sand beneath my waves