Story Behind The Song

I wrote the Bassline to this back with my old band. I never thought to do anything with it, it was just a "warm up" for me. Then, after I left the band, a drummer friend of mine heard me playing it and wanted to do something with it. We recorded the bassline and drums, then he told me to do something on Guitars. I came up with some chords, and a simple lead. Once I started doing my own stuff, I kept working on it. Then my wife started doing vocals. She took the lyrics I had, and helped me add to them, and the song. Then we came to this.

Lyrics

Sitting beside this rivers bank
I look to the sky and I start to think
Staring towards that setting sun
I see the earth and clouds merged into one
All the colors seem intertwined
Just a few more minutes here and I'll be fine
The horizon dreams of better days
Where the child inside me always plays


Chorus:
We know not just who we are
We just long to clearly see
Life will take us near and far
But as the wind we must be free


Looking out amongst the sea
I see the person I was meant to be
But as unexpected as the wave
Fate lends a hand and I start to cave
Everyday I feel the strain
Of a life I'm forced to live in vain
Nothing makes sense to me anymore
It's like nothing I've ever felt before


Standing here oh how I long to be
A part of the heavens I hear calling to me
To receive all I hope to find
Not like this world that I'm leaving behind
Brought to my knees by a savage race
The struggle to live but I'm in last place
So now I put my faith to the ultimate test
I close my eyes and hope for the best


As I'm taken to the sky
I look around and I wonder why
People come and people go
Who am I? I just don't know