The Ocean
♫♪ Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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When your bed is empty, do you really sleep alone?
If I imagine you, body next to another
All around me new love and it makes me sad
All around me feeling sure that you'll be bad
If I imagine you, body next to another
Stop crying over me
Stop worrying over nothing
Stop worrying over me
So it's been so long since you said,
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
On the drive back here, I was worried over nothing
On the drive back there, tears spilling over something
When I imagine you, body next to another
In the door, and you're there, and you're sorry for the fright
In the door, did I hear saying you don't wanna fight?
When I imagine you, body next to another
Stop crying to the ocean
Stop crying over me
Stop worrying over nothing
Stop worrying over me
So it's been so long since you said,
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
It's been so long since you said,
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
In a flash, back to you just brought attention to the mess
In a flash, you're on top, begging me to understand
If I imagine you, body next to another
You drop in for a minute
I'm sorry that I didn't drop in sooner just to see you
And see what you've been doing
If I imagine you, body next to another
So it's been so long since you said,
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
It's been so long since you said,
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
It's been so long since you said,
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
It's been so long since you said,
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
"The Ocean" is a song by Tegan and Sara that explores the theme of heartbreak and lost love. The opening lines of the song, "When you wake, what is it that you think of most? When your bed is empty, do you really sleep alone? If I imagine you, body next to another," explore the idea of someone seeing their former lover with someone else. The singer is struggling with the thought of her ex-partner moving on, as she is surrounded by new love all around her, which makes her feel sad. She questions whether her ex-partner thinks of her when they wake up in the morning or if they really feel alone.
Throughout the song, we hear the singer telling their ex-partner to stop worrying or crying over them. This suggests that the singer has moved on and doesn't want their ex-partner to still be hung up on them. Towards the end of the song, the lyrics suggest that the singer has bumped into their ex-partner and is holding back from imagining them with someone else but still thinking about them. The song ends with a repetition of the line, "It's been so long since you said, 'Well, I know what I want, what I want is right here with you.'"
Overall, "The Ocean" presents a powerful and relatable theme about the pain of heartbreak and struggling to move on from someone you once loved.
Line by Line Meaning
When you wake, what is it that you think of most?
What's on your mind as soon as you wake up?
When your bed is empty, do you really sleep alone?
Do you feel lonely when you're in bed by yourself?
If I imagine you, body next to another
When I picture you being physically close to someone else
All around me new love and it makes me sad
I'm surrounded by people falling in love and it's causing me to feel sorrowful
All around me feeling sure that you'll be bad
I have a strong feeling that you will do something wrong
Stop crying to the ocean
Don't waste your tears on something that can't hear or respond to you
Stop crying over me
Stop feeling sad and upset about our relationship ending
Stop worrying over nothing
Don't stress over things that aren't worth getting worked up about
Stop worrying over me
Stop stressing over me and our past relationship
So it's been so long since you said,
It's been quite a while since you spoke these words
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
"I'm confident that I want to be with you and that you're the right person for me."
On the drive back here, I was worried over nothing
During my drive to this place, I was fretting about something that ended up being trivial
On the drive back there, tears spilling over something
On my drive back to that place, I was crying over something that upset me
In the door, and you're there, and you're sorry for the fright
I entered the room and you were there, apologizing for scaring me
In the door, did I hear saying you don't wanna fight?
Did I hear you say that you don't want to argue?
Stop crying to the ocean
Stop wasting your tears on something that can't hear or respond to you
Stop crying over me
Stop feeling sad and upset about our relationship ending
Stop worrying over nothing
Don't stress over things that aren't worth getting worked up about
Stop worrying over me
Stop stressing over me and our past relationship
In a flash, back to you just brought attention to the mess
Suddenly thinking about you drew my focus back to the problems in our relationship
In a flash, you're on top, begging me to understand
Suddenly, you are in control and pleading with me to comprehend your perspective
You drop in for a minute
You stop by very briefly
I'm sorry that I didn't drop in sooner just to see you
I apologize for not coming to visit you earlier
And see what you've been doing
To check in on how you have been lately
It's been so long since you said,
It's been quite some time since you expressed
"Well I know what I want, what I want is right here with you."
"I am certain that you are what I want and that being with you is the right choice for me."
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SARA KEIRSTEN QUIN, TEGAN RAIN QUIN
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
There the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
There the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiring of us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon (dark tears of Babylon)
There we sat down (you got to sing a song)
Yeah, we wept (sing a song of love)
When we remembered Zion (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
By the rivers of Babylon (rough bits of Babylon)
There we sat down (you hear the people cry)
Yeah, we wept (they need their God)
When we remembered Zion (ooh, have the power)
By the rivers of Babylon (oh yeah yeah), there we sat down (yeah, yeah)
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Who is here with me 2023🎉❤
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Me ✋❤
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I really know how this song is Good
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Am here
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2023 Christmas is around and this song is still new and fresh to me..never got fed up listening...hit a like if you agree.❤❤❤❤
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Hey 👋☺️ still listening 🎉
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11:30 am I'm 81 this has such a great upbeat...I love it also get up and dance the Best I can...❤❤❤❤