The Waves
Lyrics Villagers

There are waves
Up in the diamond sky
Stronger than you and I
Am a wave.
I break through the barrier reef
Cut through the carbon sea
Approaching the shore

Look at the sky, look at the trees,
Man, it's all the same to me.
Look at the cars, look at the birds,
And all of these invented words.
One body's dying breath is another's birth.
What are you running from?
What are you running from?

Sister Jury, Brother Judge,
In you I recognize this grudge,
Buried deep beneath the sands
Of these ridiculous demands.
No time for innocence,
Or sitting on the fence.
What are you gonna do?
What are you gonna…

When the waves cover the coastal plain
The tents and the cars and the trains
And the trace of honeybee cemeteries
Of well-insulated dignitaries
All screaming of the memory of
A human life, for anything
Or anyone

Look at the birds, look at the bees,
Madame, it's all the same to me.
Look at the girls, look at the gold,
Gathered, beaten, bought and sold.
One man's innocence is another's chance.
What were you thinking of?
What were you thinking of?

Now please let me boil it down to this, my son
This party's getting wet, but it ain't over yet.
So what is it gonna be?
What is it gonna be?
What is it gonna be…

Just let the waves cover your coastal plain
The fear and the guilt and the pain
And the trace of honeybee jealousy
Of well-insulated bigotry
And if you don't agree
You'd better get back inside your cave
Cause we're all dancing with

The waves
Up in the diamond sky
Stronger than you and I
Am a wave.
I break through the barrier reef
Cut through the carbon sea
Approaching the shore…