I have wasted half a lifetime trying to outrun the sea.
I never can, because an ocean is alive inside of me.

I was born into the sun and so I can't escape the beach.
The sound of breaking water is just my spirit breaking free.

But the ocean is enormous,
in some places, dark and deep.

Some nights I dream of drowning,
the ocean haunts me in my sleep.

No matter how the sea may need me,
I will always need it more.

And when it reaches out to grab me
I'll be waiting on the shore.