Stones And Sea - Eden's Bridge

In the beginning

I was counting the stones on the seashore

Looking for the precious ones

Among the stones, I found many pretty things

While the sea rolled on beside me all the time

Time moved on

I had collected many stones 'til I tired of them

And I think they tired of me

Some were lovely, but I was never satisfied

And the sea rolled on beside me all the time

And the wind rose, east and cold

Whisp’ring sweetly to my soul

And it said «Look you fool

You are missing precious things:

Raise your eyes and look towards the sea.»

So I looked:

It was as if I saw the sea for the first time

And it’s power captured me

All the time I had wasted seeking stones

I had missed the rolling glory of the sea

And the sea

Devoured a mighty swathe of heart, overwhelmed me

In a way I couldn’t know

And the price for the love of greater things

Was surrender to the great and cruel sea

And it stole me, and I feared the aching sea

It consumed me, drowned my mind

The wind said «Look, you fool

No matter what you do

You can’t contain the ocean like a stone.»