Coming from the Mormon Capital of Salt Lake City, these 5, tie wearing iconoclasts known as I Am The Ocean, have clearly had impetus to rebel; a reason to reject; something to prove; and a statement to make. And Your City Needs Swallowing... is their raison d'รชtre - a journey into adverse reaction, absurdity, and nihilistic discontent that reads like Hunter S. Thompson on a Mescaline Binge.
I Am The Ocean will be hitting the road in April for a West Coast tour in advance of their National Debut release on Uprising Records, followed by a string of U.S. tours (beginning in May and running through Summer). Be sure to catch the bands highly chaotic, hyperbolic performance of ...And Your City Needs Swallowing.
Yours
I Am The Ocean Lyrics
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I've got failures.
You hold
Everything I am
Is wrapped around your finger
My world,
All that I am is yours
Is yours.
And I lose my motives
You hold
Everything I am
Is wrapped around your finger
My world,
All that I am is yours,
All that I am is yours,
Is yours.
I lift my song,
I give my heart to you alone,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
I give my life to you alone,
To you alone.
I've got time
By a thread
But I'm getting pulled along
A weary road.
I need your love, your strength
All that I am is yours,
All that I am is yours,
Is yours
I lift my song,
I give my heart to you alone,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
I give my life to you alone,
To you alone.
I lift my song,
I give my heart to you alone,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
I give my life to you alone,
To you alone.
All that I am is yours
All that I am is yours
All that I am is yours
Is yours
All my heart belongs to you alone
And all my love belongs to you my God
All my heart belongs to you alone
And all my love
And all my love
I lift my song,
I give my heart to you alone,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
I give my life to you alone,
To you alone.
I lift my song,
I give my heart to you alone,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
I give my life to you alone,
To you alone.
The lyrics to "Yours" by I Am The Ocean describe the singer's devotion and surrender to their higher power. They acknowledge their imperfections and dependence on this power, stating that everything they are is wrapped around its finger. The singer expresses their feelings of fear and uncertainty, but ultimately finds comfort in the knowledge that their life, heart, and praise belong solely to this power. The chorus, repeated multiple times throughout the song, emphasizes this surrender and devotion, expressing that all that the singer is belongs to this higher power alone.
Overall, this song is a meditation on trust and faith, reflecting the deep human desire to surrender oneself to something greater than oneself. By acknowledging their fears and flaws, the singer is able to find solace in the certainty that they are not alone and that there is something more powerful guiding their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got hopes,
Despite having hope for the future...
I've got failures.
...and acknowledging past failures and shortcomings,
You hold
The subject feels as though the addressee controls their life,
Everything I am
which extends to their sense of self-identity and purpose,
Is wrapped around your finger
and they cannot imagine living without their influence.
My world,
The subject's entire existence and worldview,
All that I am is yours
is completely controlled by the addressee.
Is yours.
Ive got fears,
Also dealing with fears and uncertainties,
And I lose my motives
the subject finds themselves struggling with being motivated and driven,
You hold
with the addressee again being the force that holds them together.
Everything I am
Is wrapped around your finger
My world,
All that I am is yours,
All that I am is yours,
Is yours.
I lift my song,
Despite these feelings of dependency and uncertainty,
I give my heart to you alone,
the subject pledges their loyalty and devotion to the addressee,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
through praise and worship,
I give my life to you alone,
the subject dedicates their entire existence to the addressee.
To you alone.
I've got time
Feeling as though their time is running thin,
By a thread
the subject is barely hanging on,
But I'm getting pulled along
yet they know that they are being pulled forward by the addressee.
A weary road.
Life feels tiring and difficult.
I need your love, your strength
Once again acknowledging their dependency,
All that I am is yours,
the subject realizes that they are nothing without the addressee.
All that I am is yours,
Is yours
All my heart belongs to you alone
Therefore, the subject entrusts their heart and soul to the addressee.
And all my love belongs to you my God
Stressing that the addressee is divine and worthy of worship.
And all my heart belongs to you alone
And all my love
And all my love
I lift my song,
Returning to the use of music and prayer,
I give my heart to you alone,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
I give my life to you alone,
To you alone.
I lift my song,
I give my heart to you alone,
To you alone.
I give my praise,
I give my life to you alone,
To you alone.
All that I am is yours
All that I am is yours
All that I am is yours
Is yours
Contributed by Noah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chris Clem
Thank you for this!. Love this band, Dru is my man.
Neez1980
Love this band more and more every fuckin day!!!
Mitchell Ruderman
What are the lyrics? i gotta know :)