Shoreline
Daniel Broder Lyrics

Ever since I was eight or nine.
From a young age, I've been present at the edge of the sea.

I've been standing on the shoreline
I've been waiting patiently for something substantial and long-lasting to come my way.

All my life I've been waiting for something lasting
I've always felt like this town has a way of breaking you when you're still young and vulnerable.

Oh this town kills you when you are young
This place can be draining, especially on the youth who feel overwhelmed.

Oh this town it kills you when you are young.
Growing up here can be like a death sentence, and it sometimes feels impossible to escape.

I'm not the boy that I used to be
This city has taken so much from me that I don't even recognize myself anymore.

This town has got the youth of me
This place has drained me of my energy and passion, leaving me feeling empty and lost.

All the eyes turn hollow
I see the same thing in everyone's eyes - a sense of emptiness and sadness.

From the work of sorrow
This despair is caused by the relentless work and toil that we all endure.

You die young
This place can make you feel as though you're wasting away, even when you're still young and full of life.

We are shadows
We're nothing but empty shells of who we once were, as though our spirits have been drained from us.

Oh, we're shadows
The more we move through life here, the less we're able to distinguish ourselves from one another.

Just shadows in the alley
We're nothing more than lost souls wandering aimlessly through the dimly-lit streets.

Standing on the paving
I find myself standing still amidst the hustle and bustle of the city.

By the office building
I'm surrounded by concrete and steel, an overwhelming sense of corporate culture all around me.

There's so much to do
There's always something that needs to be done, always another task needed to be completed.

Never time for you
But amongst all of the work that needs to be done, there's never any time spent on self-care or soothing the soul.

I've got nothing
I'm left with nothing, and I'm forced to figure out my own escape.

Nothing to wait for
There's nothing here for me, so there's nothing to lose by leaving.

Where is life in this town?
I can't help but wonder where the joy and passion went in this city, and where it might be found elsewhere.