Explain The Lyrics

We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail
Where are we going, so far away
And somebody told me that this is the place
Where everythings better, everythings safe
Walk on the ocean
Step on the stones
Flesh becomes water
Wood becomes bone
And half and hour later we packed up our things
We said we’d send letters and all those little things
And they knew we were lying but they smiled just the same
It seemed theyd already forgotten we’d came

Now we’re back at the homestead
Where the air makes you choke
And people don’t know you
And trust is a joke
We don’t even have pictures
Just memories to hold
That grow sweeter each season
As we slowly grow old

Despite popular belief that this song was inspired by a Young Life camp in British Columbia called Malibu Club, “Walk on the Ocean” was based more on a trip to the San Juan Islands, (Orcas island in particular) Washington than anything else, but was more than anything just a five-minute temporary lyric for a demo that just happened to stick.

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