Frank Turner

A Wave Across A Bay
I spoke with Scott last night I was tired, but I wasn't sleeping And despite what you think, I wasn't drinking I was just finally ready to listen And he was there alright And though he'd probably kill me just for saying this Given how the both of us are atheists But there it is There must have been a moment just before you hit the water When you were filled with a sense of peace and understanding With the wind in your hair and the light in your eyes As you realised you were finally еscaping But somehow, in that moment, you miraculously miss it Like a wavе across a bay never breaking And that's how I like to think of you Ever falling, never landing Rolling slowly out to sea and always smiling You were always smiling God damn, I miss you, man It was just weeks before you went that we were speaking I just wish that you had told me you were leaving Before you walked your final mile I'm not pissed off at you, man SongtexteBut you had something in your soul that we could recognize You were one of us, but you worked out how you could survive At least for a while There must have been a moment just before you hit the water When you were filled with a sense of peace and understanding With the wind in your hair and the light in your eyes As you realised you were finally escaping But somehow, in that moment, you miraculously miss it Like a wave across a bay never breaking And that's how I like to think of you Ever falling, never landing Rolling slowly out to sea and always smiling You were always smiling You were a wave across a bay never breaking You were a wave across a bay never breaking out to the sea Ever falling, never landing You were a wave across a bay never breaking You were a wave across a bay never breaking out to the sea Ever falling, never landing You were a wave across a bay never breaking You were a wave across a bay never breaking out to the sea And you were always smiling Aus Songtexte Mania