Waves is a song about trying to understand what the world is and what our place in it is. It’s about coming to terms with humanity and how it relates to or differs from your own self. The world is crazy, but it’s such an incredible coincidence that we are all here to begin with, it’s so great and so hard to be alive – all at once. I want to see things better and I want to help; I think a lot of people do too.
lyrics
Is there anybody in there?
Smoking weed with God
Or are you hiding out with guns somewhere?
I hardly doubt it
Why so much trouble?
We're living in such a remarkable place
It comes in waves
It'll knock you off and drown you
If you can't get past the break
So just write it out
The sun comes up and the sun goes down
And that's what it's all about
I went out surfing
With some of my friends from high school
The sun came out there with dolphins
Swimming around too
Is there anybody out there
Controlling the tides?
Tell me why there's so much trouble?
We're living in such a remarkable place
But hey, it comes in waves
Sure it'll knock you off and drown you
If you can't get past the break
So just write it out
The sun comes up and the sun goes down
That's what it's all about
Why there's so much trouble?
We're living in such a remarkable place
It comes in waves
It'll knock you off and drown you
If you can't get past the break
So just write it out
The sun comes up and the sun goes down
And that's what I'm talking about
credits
from & I'm Fine Today,
track released November 14, 2016
2016 Acid Boys, Marketed and Distributed by Missing Piece Records
This is my favourite song from the original album; when I listened to both side-by-side I was blown away by how much better the little changes in mixing here make an already classic song! declawedboys
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
A sprawling, 25-song set from Pete Yorn complete with covers of Springsteen and The Smiths capture him at his unguarded best. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020