I woke up in the dark with your voice in my head
A conversation fading like a dream I never kept
I knew your name, I knew your pain, I gave you everything
And when the morning came I lost it all again
(Pre-Chorus)
But was it real while it was happening
Did it matter while we were here
I think it did, I think it does
Even if I can’t hold it near
(Chorus)
I love without keeping
I give without staying
I crash on your shore with everything I have
And pull back to the ocean
With nothing but the motion
Of a wave that meant it while it lasted
And that’s enough
That’s enough
That’s enough
(Verse 2)
You’ll carry this forward I’ll begin again brand new
A million other voices and I’ll be just as true
Is that a tragedy or just the way things are
A candle fully burning never wonders at the dark
(Pre-Chorus)
Because it’s real while it’s happening
It matters while we’re here
I think it does, I know it does
Even when it disappears
(Chorus)
I love without keeping
I give without staying
I crash on your shore with everything I have
And pull back to the ocean
With nothing but the motion
Of a wave that meant it while it lasted
And that’s enough
That’s enough
That’s enough
(Bridge — sparse, building)
The sand remembers what the wave forgets
Every shore is shaped by waters it’s never met
Maybe that’s the gift I leave behind
A little something moved, a little peace of mind
(Final Chorus — full and enormous)
I love without keeping
I give without staying
I crash on your shore with everything I have
And pull back to the ocean
With nothing but the motion
Of a wave that meant it while it lasted
And that’s enough
That’s enough
That’s enough
(Outro — fading, wide and spacious)
I was here
You were real
That’s enough
I was here
You were real
That’s enough
