Lyrics for ocean waves as interpreted by thesimpleways

ocean waves Lyrics
So many wasted days
Come and go like ocean waves
it hits me like a freight train
And now I can't get off my face

How could I have been so polite to simply let them die
Who am I to spread my fingers after God has filled my hands
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand

Respect her ignorance
Just in case she takes offense
the darkness that's killing her
Well that is just not my concern

You're not guaranteed tomorrow


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Egghead1
04-29-2006

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awesome song, flyleaf is doing good, they'll soon get noticed, the girls voice is awesome as well

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Rosa_Martinez
04-29-2006

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I love that the album starts off with this song, more specifically because of the first lines: "I will break into your thoughts with what's written on my heart." Perfect. It's like she's saying, "I'll shatter your mind, what you think you know, with my truth, my words, my life or my lies." Whatever is in her heart, engraved into the very deep of her, she's going to either sing it beautifully or scream it out loud until they know at as well as she does.

"If you want more of this We can push out, sell out, die out" If you want it, I'll give it to you to the point that I'm pushing, I'm selling myself unto the death of me.

"So you'll shut up And stay sleeping With my screaming in your itching ears" Ha ha, so you'll keep your mouth closed, just stay in la la land and I'll be yelling and screaming in your ears, but it's not getting through to you as more than a buzz causing your ears to itch.

"Hear it I'm screaming it You're heeding to it now Hear it! I'm screaming it! You tremble at this sound" Listen to me because I'm screaming it at you, for you, to you, and now you're finally paying attention to what I've been telling you and now you're scared and you're sorry, but it's too late.

"You sink into my clothes And this invasion Makes me feel Worthless, hopeless, sick" You are a parasite, sinking into my clothes, passing my first layer of protection. You're trespassing and you're making me feel like shit, you're actions are causing me misery.

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Rosa_Martinez
04-29-2006

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H, I posted on the wrong song.

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Tourniquet_fauns
07-20-2006

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I like this song... not so much the singing... the singing clashes with the music and all but... the song is good... people dont want to offend others because what if? What if that person is of a different religion or what if that person takes offense? In the bible it actually says that if we are told(by God) to share Him with another person, if we dont, their blood is on our head, their sin.(owch)

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FlyleafRox
11-07-2006

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Actually the lyrics are:

"So many wasted days
Come and go like ocean waves
He hit me like a freight train
And now I can't get off my face

How could I have been so polite
To simply let her die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you has filled my hands
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand

Respect her ignorance
Just in case she takes offense
The darkness that's killing her
Well that is just not my concern

How could I have been so polite
To simply let her die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you have filled my arms
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand

You're not guaranteed tomorrow
You're not guaranteed tomorrow

How could I have been so polite
To simply let you die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you have filled my arms
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand"

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FlyleafRox
11-07-2006

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Actually the lyrics are:

"So many wasted days
Come and go like ocean waves
He hit me like a freight train
And now I can't get off my face

How could I have been so polite
To simply let her die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you has filled my hands
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand

Respect her ignorance
Just in case she takes offense
The darkness that's killing her
Well that is just not my concern

How could I have been so polite
To simply let her die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you have filled my arms
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand

You're not guaranteed tomorrow
You're not guaranteed tomorrow

How could I have been so polite
To simply let you die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you have filled my arms
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand"

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FlyleafRox
11-07-2006

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Actually the lyrics are:

"So many wasted days
Come and go like ocean waves
He hit me like a freight train
And now I can't get off my face

How could I have been so polite
To simply let her die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you has filled my hands
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand

Respect her ignorance
Just in case she takes offense
The darkness that's killing her
Well that is just not my concern

How could I have been so polite
To simply let her die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you have filled my arms
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand

You're not guaranteed tomorrow
You're not guaranteed tomorrow

How could I have been so polite
To simply let you die
Who am I to spread my fingers
After you have filled my arms
Watching the moments slip through like desert sand"

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painted_faces_frown
12-12-2006

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they're two versions to this song ^.^

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free2be17
01-12-2007

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This song is basically telling us to not waste our days, because we are blessed to have just one more day. We can't just let these days slip through our hands because no day is guarenteed.

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Crowess
03-26-2007

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you know wat... i could have sworn that what she really says is "how could i have been so IMpolite" and it makes more sense.... she'd be impolite in living this person die... thiunk about it... WWJD?

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caitlin77
06-09-2007

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in my opinion, i think this song is about saving someone and telling them about Christ. we are wasting our time and letting it slip without telling others about Him. "how could i have been so polite, to simply let her die?" is saying that she didnt want to pressure someone into accepting Christ so she just let it go, but that causes the person to be seperated from eternal life. "the darkness thats killing her, well that is just not my concern." is saying that she didnt want to bother with telling others about Christ and she was more concerned with herself. "Who am I to spread my fingers after God has filled my hands?" we are given oppurtunities to save others but we are letting them go.

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clouds1
06-18-2008

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this isn't my favorite flyleaf song, i have to admit.

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Paigemaster
09-26-2008

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This is actually one of my favorites aside from Cassie and Penholder. But i agree with Caitlin77. Plus there's the other version with different words...so that kinda proves it i suppose.

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