Song Description

an elegiac look at surfing in its purest form

Lyrics

Late Afternoon Glass-Off

Take a trip down to the sea
late afternoon
sun and sand and an offshore breeze
late afternoon
waxing down your board against a falling sun
not 'summer fun' but something deep
like a twelve footer rolling in your dreams -
barrelled in green, calm, focused, free.

Even-tanned girls go walking by
they're looking but I'm not even there
here is something pure in the ocean breeze
harnessed to a shooting star

(chorus)
Far above the pain,
you see them riding.
Blue above and blue below
touch the ceiling.
They are strange that work the waves
stroking gently
in natures furrough find their way
careless children.

(mid 8)

The Silver Surfer claims his chosen
cutters cut at laws to hold them.
Sinews full and hard woven
over nerves time-toned by practice.

(3)

Bourne along on sparkled foam
late afternoon
when they're up they're all alone
late afternoon
They break themselves these lazy lights
in firework routines
that take them onto water breaks
to frame their frail bones (repeat)