Beloved, I would write to you of the waves
If I could, how they wear away so slowly
The barrier that keeps the ocean at bay,
How the summer waves roll shoreward so gently,
I sometimes think I'd wash away my sorrows
If I could, how they wear away so slowly!
A red-hot iron ball I cannot swallow
Might be doused in the sea, and so cease to burn:
I sometimes think I'd wash away my sorrows.
The weight I can carry, but the weight might turn
To passion, and when the passion overwhelms
Might be doused in the sea, and so cease to burn.
Fear rules my life now, the master of my helm --
That in an unguarded moment I'll give in
To passion, and when the passion overwhelms
I think it might be better: resolve wears thin,
So I sit and think of all the different ways
That in an unguarded moment I'll give in.
They say the pain will fade, and yet it still stays
There is no closure to be had, none at all
So I sit and think of all the different ways
I might find some peace, no matter if it's small
The smallest comfort would mean the world to me
There is no closure to be had, none at all
I speak to you, as if you could hear and see
And I would join you, if you were anywhere
The smallest comfort would mean the world to me
I would leave it all behind, not even care
About the duties that keep me detained here
And I would join you, if you were anywhere
But I will stay, and might stay quite long, I fear
And I will carry on, and cease my wailing
About the duties that keep me detained here
So this grudging trudging makes the sole railing
The barrier that keeps the ocean at bay
And I will carry on, and cease my wailing.
Beloved, I would write to you of the waves
If I could, how they wear away so slowly
The barrier that keeps the ocean at bay.