Oceans
Jacob Lee Lyrics

I learnt to let go when I was younger,
When I was younger, I learned to let go of things that scared me, like growing old, by swimming far into the ocean and trying to stay afloat even when my lungs coughed up water and my bones were coated in sand.

Until my lungs would cough up water,
I tried to stay afloat in the ocean even when I was struggling to breathe and my lungs filled up with water.

& Sand would coat my bones, & I hope,
As I swam, sand would coat my bones and I hoped that someday I would be able to open up the floodgates of my creativity and let my lyrics flow freely.

That someday I'll open up the floodgates,
I hope that someday I'll be able to let my creative juices flow and write lyrics without feeling trapped or blocked.

& Let the lyrics flow,
I want to be able to let my lyrics flow freely and express myself without feeling restrained or blocked.

Someday I'll understand the dry taste,
Sometimes I feel stuck and frustrated because my words are trapped inside me, and I hope someday I'll be able to understand why that is and overcome it.

When the words are trapped below,
I feel frustrated when I have words and ideas inside me that I can't seem to express or get out.

Some days I wonder if my airway,
Sometimes I wonder if my creativity and ability to express myself are being stifled like my airway is being restricted.

Is clogged with all the quotes, that I wrote...
I wonder if my mind is clogged with all of the quotes and lyrics that I've written in the past and if that's preventing me from being able to write more freely now.

I feel worthless,
I sometimes feel like what I create or write isn't valuable or meaningful to anyone else, and that can be discouraging.

Maybe I should open the drawer,
I'm considering burning my previous writings and trying to start fresh or in a new direction.

Burn the pages,
I'm considering destroying my previous writings in order to clear the way for new, more meaningful work.

Write poems with the ash on the floor,
I'm considering using the ashes of my previous writings to create something new and more meaningful.

Pour the ink, into the sink,
Perhaps I should just let go of my previous writings and let them wash away like ink in a sink.

& Watch it drain from the shore...
I'm considering letting my previous writings and creative work disappear into the vast ocean of life and the world around me.

I don't want love no more,
I'm feeling like love isn't what I'm searching for at the moment and maybe isn't what's most important to me right now.

Though it's the one thing I've been searching for,
Even though love has been something that I've been seeking out, it's starting to feel less important or essential to me right now.

Though it's the one thing that I miss the most,
Even though love isn't what I'm seeking out currently, I still feel like it's something I miss and that is a longing for.

Now I'm afraid to be alone...
Even though I'm questioning the importance of love in my life right now, the idea of being alone scare me, and I don't want to be on my own.

I learnt to grow old when I was younger,
When I was younger, I feared getting older, but I've learned now to embrace the idea of growing old as part of life.

Scared of staying young,
Instead of fearing getting older these days, I'm more scared of staying young and not growing or improving as a person.

Afraid of the thoughts that I had conjured,
I used to be afraid of the ideas and thoughts that came into my mind, uncertain if they would be understood or embraced by others.

That sat atop my tongue,
These ideas and thoughts would sit at the tip of my tongue and gnaw away at me, afraid to be spoken aloud.

Knowing I'd change the worlds opinion,
I have ideas and thoughts that I believe could change people's perspectives or opinions, but I'm not sure if I'll ever get the chance to share them.

If they would just, listen up...
If people would just be willing to listen to my ideas and thoughts, perhaps they would understand and adopt them as well.

Looking in the mirror like,
I sometimes spend time looking at myself in the mirror, lost in thought or introspection.

Maybe I will find myself tonight,
I'm hoping that through self-reflection, I'll be able to discover more about who I am and what I believe in.

I ask for a better mind,
I'm hoping that through self-discovery and introspection, I'll be able to find clarity and a better understanding of myself and the world around me.

Then tap into the site through my third eye...
I hope to be able to access a deeper level of understanding or insight by tapping into an internal, spiritual resource through my 'third eye'.

I had never realized,
Until recently, I never realized that there was more to myself and the world around me than what I previously saw or understood.

I thought I had a chosen my design,
I thought I knew or understood myself and my place in the world and the life that I was meant to lead, but now I'm questioning that understanding.

I thought I was broken all this time...
I've been living with a belief that I was flawed or broken all along, and now I'm realizing that maybe that's not the case after all.

Oh, I'm afraid to be alone...
Despite my self-discovery and understanding, I'm still afraid to be alone and without other people in my life.