Driftwood
O.K. Schwarz Lyrics

Sitting on the sunny shoreline, see some driftwood
Observing a piece of driftwood while seated on the bright and warm shoreline

Come to rest
Finally ceased movement

Worn out by the tides, born up by its endless rides
Exhausted by the constant tides, lifted and forcefully sent by the same waters indefinitely

Never free, just a bit like me.
Not ever truly unburdened, only slightly similar to myself

I've been that piece of wood I've been tossed about
I have experienced being that piece of wood, propelled without control

Upon the ocean of illusion, confusion.
Amidst a sea of deceit and uncertainty

Bitter and twisted like waves lashing out at the rock.
Spiteful and contorted, like the waves assaulting a rocky surface

Well I now know I just gotta find
I have come to realize that my task is to discover

That shore line oh yeah, that little peace of mind
The shoreline where I can attain some tranquility

And let the sun shine on me
Allow the sun's rays to fall on me

I swam the sea of passion, jealousy and pain,
I have braved a sea of powerful emotions - lust, envy and agony

Ignorance pretends to drown, grabs for your hands
Lack of understanding seems to be drowning, yet strives to ensnare me

Again, drags you down again.
Repeats the action of pulling me down

Yeah, but my soul cries out just to break those chains,
Regardless, my soul screams to sever those restrictions

Well listen you who've travelled all these jungles
Pay heed, you who have traversed these endless forests

Concrete and the other kind, you know there's more
The kind composed of concrete and other forms, you understand there are additional aspects

You got your own key the door, go on open it open it up
The means of unlocking your own door, use it to open

Been a long time from my home and I want
It has been ages since I left my abode and I desire

To get back there,
To return to that place

But most of my memories got washed away with the tide
However, the majority of my recollections have been erased by the waves

A friend waits for me at the edge of the sea
At the ocean's border, a companion awaits me

My soul is your lover I cry
I implore - my spirit belongs to you

Oh beloved wipe away these tears from my eyes
Dear one, dry my tears

Of my illusion, my confusion.
Of my delusion and perplexity

Brittle and twisted like waves lashing out at the rock
Fragile and distorted, similar to the waves attacking a stone surface

Well I now know I just gotta find
I am now aware that I must search

That shore line oh yeah, that little peace of mind
The shoreline where I can find some serenity

And let the sun shine on me...
And permit the sunlight to shine upon me...