The Wave

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