They Said A Storm Was Coming
Jamie's Elsewhere Lyrics

For one hundred days
We embarked on a journey for a long time

We set sail without
We started our journey without any distractions

As much as one distraction
We did not let anything interrupt our journey

But it seems that I have sank
I failed and am no longer successful

Because of my past actions
My previous behavior has led me to this point

And mistakes that I have made
My errors have caused problems for me

And attempts to evade all
I tried to avoid the consequences of my actions

The consequences now
I am experiencing the results of my choices

Being washed away
My misdeeds are being removed

Washed away…
I am being cleansed

They said a storm was coming and
Others warned me of the impending difficulties

"You'll be washed away!"
They told me that I would suffer the consequences

Maybe now I'll be made clean
Perhaps I will become a better person through these challenges

While I bathe in your seas
As I experience this situation on this journey

As I seek out all the dreams
I am trying to fulfill all of my aspirations

That I once had
That I used to have

Of a life already lived
Of an existence that has already ended

Of a gift already given
Of a talent or quality that I had but have lost

That was taken from me far too soon
That was removed from me too early

Halt! Where is your security now
Stop! Where is your protection or reassurance now?

When you begged for a lifeline
When you requested assistance or help

And were thrown an anchor instead?
And were given an obstacle instead of help

And, has the smallest grain of
And, has even the tiniest amount of

Sand traveled up the hourglass?
Time has not returned or changed

Or, has the sun ever set
Or, has the sun ever gone down

In the east for you
In the east for anyone, indicating that the impossible has not occurred

Or any other man?
Or for anyone else?

Face forward
Look ahead to the future

Swim towards the surface
Fight to reach the top

And look ahead to the life
And focus on the existence

On the new horizon
On the new future

There was never any way
It was never viable to

Of going back to the old world
To revert to past circumstances

With any sort of victory
With a success of any measure

Or good tidings of new discovery
Or news of a new revelation or finding

Fortune never favored me
Luck has never been on my side

And the oceans were never big enough
And the great bodies of water were never able to contain

To hold all of our iniquities
All of the wrongs or sins committed by all of us

And secrets in its clear, blue embrace
And the secrets that exist have been covered by the vast, clear oceans

I will ascend from the bottom
I will rise from the depths

To be born again
To have a new beginning