I Saw The Ocean

If I stop for long enough to evaluate my life

The balance of my priorities and the importance of what’s right

The trivial falls through the cracks to expose the gleaming truth
And I rearrange my convictions toward the remaining ounce of proof

That’s when the flood gates open wide
And I finally get past my own pride
Long enough to say you are the one

The one, You’re the one
The one, You’re the one
I was a fool for way too long
And I admit that I was wrong
Long enough to say you are the one

My distractions will all fall aside to reveal a fragile core
A veil of lies blurred by starry eyes fixed upon a rocky shore

The weight of superficial schemes and the pursuit/pace of modern life
Are hidden in the shadows by the most obvious shining light

That’s when my focus becomes clear
And everything else disappears
To suddenly reveal you are the one

RIFF

VERSE
C Em Am D7

PRE
C G Am (G) D/F#m F G C

CHORUS
G G7 C C G G7 C C7
F E7 Am D7 F G

BRIDGE
C Bb Am Ab x 3 G F Em Dm

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Blindsided, betrayed, and hung out to dry
Unwilling, unable, to compromise
You can’t move on if you lay down and die
Forgiven, forgotten, and brushed aside

Halfhearted, heartbroken, washed out to sea
Drowning in self doubt, and false misery
You can’t escape that which was destined to be
Accepting, rejected emotionally

So I fall down, fall down, into emptiness
So I fall down, fall down, into emptiness

Unstable, barreling out of control
Potential and prospect out the window
You can’t undo what’s already been done
Regretful, remorseful slow sinking sun

CAPO 7
G, D/B, C

TRUE KEY
D, D/F#, G

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Carve out some time to try and catch up with me
It’s been a while and I’m sure that you’ve got stories

Me, well I’m doing alright guess I can’t complain
Every once in a while I wonder how you’ve been

Mirror image eyes
Reflect the  flaws inside

You better run along
You better run along
You better run along
My sweet dove

The hands of time can slowly chip away
The ancient wall of guilt that blocks your way
Still I know that I’ll never be the same
but I’d never trade the past for who I became

It’s getting later now
The sun is going down

You better run along
You better run along
You better run along
My sweet dove

So hard to watch your true love slowly change
Stranger still is when you feel you need to do the same

It’s getting later now
The sun is going down

Chords: G, G/B, C, D

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