The Slow Beat of the Waves

[Soft Felt Piano Intro] A weathered wooden chair pushed to the edge of sand The lunch basket lies forgotten by the feet [Verse 1] Waves crawl up to hug the feet then retreat Leaving shell-prints where the undertow drew A tiny bug lands by mistake on the thin shoulder Unbothered by the train's hour far out at sea [Pre-Chorus] The wristwatch suddenly feels superfluous The tide won't bother counting any minutes [Chorus] waves keep their slow time Lapping the shore as if nothing's urgent waves keep their slow time Teaching us to stop the frantic rushing [Verse 2] The sun slides long toward the water's edge Waves dyed gold yet never loud A child carrying a pail runs past far off Leaving footprints the waves lick clean at once [Chorus] waves keep their slow time Lapping the shore as if nothing's urgent waves keep their slow time Teaching us to stop the frantic rushing [Bridge] Life out there counts every second like gold The sea counts by each time it laps the shore We choose to lie like sand, waiting still [Chorus] waves keep their slow time Lapping the shore as if nothing's urgent waves keep their slow time Teaching us to stop the frantic rushing [Outro] Fold up the basket, salt still on the shoulder We head home as the tide begins to ebb [Fade Out] [End]