Story Behind The Song
My wife and I lost a child so I wrote several songs as I was going through the grieving process. This Song is the one I have chosen to as a title track for the collection. It sort of gives it a center of gravity as I find myself still in the ocean of my grief, but have found a Mountain in the Sea (aka. Island) that has offered me a ray of hope that I will someday stand on solid ground again.
Song Description
A person finds themselves at the mercy of the waves, lost in an ocean. They feel the brush of sand or coral under their toes and are suddenly filled with hope that they may again stand on solid ground. This hope gives them the fight they need to keep going.
Song Length |
4:46 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - General |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Recovery, Pain |
Similar Artists |
Neil Young, The Dave Matthews Band |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
They crash into me and try to take me down
but I'm swimming for the shore
The way they speak to me, to kill me with a sound
but I can hear them no more
I can feel your ground brush up beneath my toes
Not so solid but still found
I feel a need in me, this hunger how it grows
Need a key to fill this hole
If I come across the courage here required, perhaps I'll make it home
Would you reach out to me before I come apart
I pray it's not oo late
The deep has sunk his teeth in the middle of my heart
I will rise above his fate
I can feel your ground brush up beneath my toes
Find and unexpected grace
How this tidal wave still has me in its throws
If only you could come to me
Mountain in the sea, instead of moving higher, come and set me free
It only too three days to gather all the seas
and put them in their hold
And then in the dry, you put the flowers and the trees
Just to have your story told
I can feel your ground brush up beneath my toes
And of this quarry, I;m a stone...I'm a stone
A melody and I remember how it goes
Is a song to take me home
The water's high, a storm is raging over me, but I've a mountain in the sea.