The Attention Grabbing Sea
There's a sea that's out there
But, it's the strangest yet
There are no fish amongst it
And it isn't even wet
But, here's what the sea is made of
I forget to mention
It's made of tons of people
Seeking for your attention
There is a wonder about it
It wants to catch your eyes
And, if you stare into it long
It'll snatch you up by surprise
I held the hand of my lover
As we walked along the shore
But, I looked upon the sea just once
And, then I looked some more
After a while, it had me
Before I could look at her again
It quickly took me from her hand
And, snatched me right on in
My mind isn't the sharpest
At least not the sharpest, yet
I have my flaws and dumbest thoughts
As well as my simple regets
But, I stared into the sea
It's happened more than two
And, when these hands and words are grabbing at me
I don't know what to do
I wish that I could catch things sooner
So, I wouldn't make her down
I can't focus on what I think I should
With so much craziness and sound
The biggest rushes come at me
The people act like waves
Drifting me away to sea
On attention grabbing days
Don't know how long I'm gonna drift
So, I write a message in a bottle
People say the chances of it working are
Improbable
Days and days have gone by
As I float out to sea
A glimmer of hope, sent in a bottle
That floats up next to me
And, I don't know how I'm alive
At this point, I should be dead
Till a read a motivating message
Here is what it said:
"Its been so long since I seen you
I can't seem to find you now
Hopefully this message reaches
Before you get tired and drown
You're lost again and it's a shame
You know how I feel about this
Getting lost in this sea of people
On the inside, I'm really pissed
I don't care about you looking out
But, don't be out to long
After a while I'm gonna start
To think that something's wrong
You often get so lost sometimes
In these people of the sea
Common sense would tell you
That I want you lost in me.
Concentrate and focus
Get your directions straight
And, if you're coming back
Be back no later than this date
Pay close attention to me
Get this in your skull, pass your hair
I want you here and here right now
Cause the time we spend is rare
I wrote this to you not to rant
But, to give you a message of hope
And, the next time you get near the sea
At least remember a boat
Because in it we can both drift off
Together with one another
I wouldn't mind how long you drifted
If we did it with each other
Tell yourself to focus
Keep your eyes bound
I wanna get lost into your eyes
So, stop looking all around
So, get your a** out of the people
I can't wait here alone, you see
Please get your mind and self together
And, swim back home to me"
...Words of wisdom reach the heart
She's right about it all
I regret that earlier
I didn't make this call
And, though I cannot see her here
I can surely feel her tears
As I float along for whats been day
That really feel like years
The time we spend together is gold
I love it when we yearn
My brains so stupid and dead right now
But, the lesson is finally learned
I'm sorry I was so weak and dumb
Acting like I don't know what to do
But, I realized I wouldn't get lost at sea
If my eyes were lost in you.
So, I gather my strength and hold it in
Down to the very bone
Plowing through these sea of people
"Forgive me, love... I'm coming home"
Japan Underground ™
Paul Peterson ©2011
There's a sea that's out there
But, it's the strangest yet
There are no fish amongst it
And it isn't even wet
But, here's what the sea is made of
I forget to mention
It's made of tons of people
Seeking for your attention
There is a wonder about it
It wants to catch your eyes
And, if you stare into it long
It'll snatch you up by surprise
I held the hand of my lover
As we walked along the shore
But, I looked upon the sea just once
And, then I looked some more
After a while, it had me
Before I could look at her again
It quickly took me from her hand
And, snatched me right on in
My mind isn't the sharpest
At least not the sharpest, yet
I have my flaws and dumbest thoughts
As well as my simple regets
But, I stared into the sea
It's happened more than two
And, when these hands and words are grabbing at me
I don't know what to do
I wish that I could catch things sooner
So, I wouldn't make her down
I can't focus on what I think I should
With so much craziness and sound
The biggest rushes come at me
The people act like waves
Drifting me away to sea
On attention grabbing days
Don't know how long I'm gonna drift
So, I write a message in a bottle
People say the chances of it working are
Improbable
Days and days have gone by
As I float out to sea
A glimmer of hope, sent in a bottle
That floats up next to me
And, I don't know how I'm alive
At this point, I should be dead
Till a read a motivating message
Here is what it said:
"Its been so long since I seen you
I can't seem to find you now
Hopefully this message reaches
Before you get tired and drown
You're lost again and it's a shame
You know how I feel about this
Getting lost in this sea of people
On the inside, I'm really pissed
I don't care about you looking out
But, don't be out to long
After a while I'm gonna start
To think that something's wrong
You often get so lost sometimes
In these people of the sea
Common sense would tell you
That I want you lost in me.
Concentrate and focus
Get your directions straight
And, if you're coming back
Be back no later than this date
Pay close attention to me
Get this in your skull, pass your hair
I want you here and here right now
Cause the time we spend is rare
I wrote this to you not to rant
But, to give you a message of hope
And, the next time you get near the sea
At least remember a boat
Because in it we can both drift off
Together with one another
I wouldn't mind how long you drifted
If we did it with each other
Tell yourself to focus
Keep your eyes bound
I wanna get lost into your eyes
So, stop looking all around
So, get your a** out of the people
I can't wait here alone, you see
Please get your mind and self together
And, swim back home to me"
...Words of wisdom reach the heart
She's right about it all
I regret that earlier
I didn't make this call
And, though I cannot see her here
I can surely feel her tears
As I float along for whats been day
That really feel like years
The time we spend together is gold
I love it when we yearn
My brains so stupid and dead right now
But, the lesson is finally learned
I'm sorry I was so weak and dumb
Acting like I don't know what to do
But, I realized I wouldn't get lost at sea
If my eyes were lost in you.
So, I gather my strength and hold it in
Down to the very bone
Plowing through these sea of people
"Forgive me, love... I'm coming home"
Japan Underground ™
Paul Peterson ©2011
