Drawing Shorelines - Valiant Hearts

We built our homes far away from the sea

So afraid of the world that lies underneath

We make ourselves a boat from the trees

And a quay to depart to a land made of dreams

To the bottom, I sink

And then I start to think

Maybe i’m made of ink

I’m done letting the waves wash over me

So the city and the sea

Can return to how they should be

We’re still painting blueprints on canvas

With our bare hands

But now we need to start again

And return to form

At the edge of the water

We’re sinking faster

Into a bottomless sea

Accepting of all these is and can be

Accepting of all there is and can be, accepting of all there is

Accepting of all there is and can be, accepting of all there is

Mother nature, sing to us your favourite song

Serenade me, serenade me until i’m dead and gone

Oh, father time, you’ve turned on us, the sand it flows

I can’t escape it, can’t escape it

I’ve grown old

From the bottom, I rise

Disillusioned and mesmerised

Under the warm sunlight

I’m done letting the waves wash over me

So the city and the sea

Can return to how they should be

We’re still painting blueprints on canvas

With our bare hands

But now we need to start again

And return to form

At the end where we all return to the earth

There’s nothing left of us but dust

Dust in the breeze, I just can’t believe

That this wonderful world has taken a liking to me

And I still believe that the waves should wash

Over me

I’m done letting the waves wash over me

So the city and the sea

Can return to how they should be

We’re still painting blueprints on canvas

With our bare hands

But now we need to start again

And return to form at the end

In winter we’ll hide away

Can the summer come out to play?

Because we’re sitting in the solstice

I promised you that day

Mother nature, sing to us your favourite song

Serenade me, serenade me until i’m dead and gone

Oh, father time, you’ve turned on us, the sand it flows

I can’t escape it, can’t escape it

I’ve grown old