Thursday, November 29, 2007

cheating

so i'm going to post some of the songs i've written over the almost 10 years i've been playing guitar. then, hopefully, i'll write some new stuff!

this first song is not the first song i ever wrote, but it's definitely one of my favorites, mainly because it meant so much at the time i wrote it (fall 2003?) and because of one verse that still just speaks so much to me (i'll put it in bold).

OCEANSIDE

INTRO: E* C#m B A

VERSES: E* C#m B A

October night at the beach
I sit quietly on the shore
As I let my feet dangle in the water

Read my journal and play guitar
Watch the waves and then the stars
And think about all I’ve done
And yet how far, how far I have to go

And I think about the things I want
And it frightens me to realize
I might give you up
In my search for satisfaction

‘Cause my foolish heart aches
For the pain of scars cut
Long ago by my own two hands

And I cling relentlessly
To hopes I fear you won’t fulfill
And in vain I try to live life as a dream

Then like a whisper in my ear I hear a voice that
Says let go and trust the waves
Whose origin you can’t quite see

Toss your bags, your burdens, your cares, your fears
Into the sea, and let what sinks sink
And rejoice in what floats but don’t cling

CHORUS:
C#m B
Let go, let go
A B
And dive into the mystery of the ocean
C#m B A B
Let go and come, let it carry you away
C#m B A
To a place you never knew your heart was longing for
C#m B A
Oh, let go

Now standing at the edge
Of the ocean I feel the water pull my
Feet in to the sand

And I hear a voice say
Come a little deeper than you think is safe
And I will carry you when you can’t reach the bottom

And swim a little farther than you
Did yesterday and you will
Find me in each wave

CHORUS:
C#m B
Let go, let go
A B
And dive into the mystery of the ocean
C#m B A B
Let go and come, let it carry you away
C#m B A
To a place you never knew your heart was longing for
C#m B A
Oh, let go

BRIDGE:
C#m B A
The ocean is always moving
B C#m A
As my life is ever changing
C#m B
Whether I stand on the shore
A B
Or dive into the waves
C#m
One thing is certain:
A B C#m
I can’t escape the change
A B A
No, I can’t escape the change.


Now I realize that sometimes this is
Life, standing on the edge of the
Sand looking out to never-ending sea

With a heart full of questions I feel I’m
Shouting to the wind and
Answers that evade me time and again

And maybe there are no answers at all
Rather just the haunting call
Of the waves on my heart, my soul, my toes
Telling me to…


CHORUS:
C#m B
Let go, let go
A B
And dive into the mystery of the ocean
C#m B A B
Let go and come, let it carry you away
C#m B A
To a place you never knew your heart was longing for
C#m B A
To a place you never knew your heart was longing for
C#m B A
To a place you never knew your heart was longing for
C#m B A
Oh, let go

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