This Is the Sea

You're tryin' to make sense now and you know that you once held the key
How fine your life used to be, runnin' around, bangin' your drum
That was the river, river, river, river, river, river, river and this the sea

Now I can see you waverin' as you try to decide
Once you were tethered, now you are free
That have gone wrong and you're tryin' to remember
You say you've got nothin' left to believe in, nothin' to hold on to
And now, you don't need a ticket, you don't pay no fee
Rakin' through your memory, scourin' your conscience
Or maybe you've been sufferin' from a few too many plans
And you don't need no ticket and you don't pay no fee
You've got a war in your head and it's tearin' you up inside
You're tryin' to make sense of somethin' that you just don't see
That was the river, this the sea, that was the river, this the sea
It's yours if you hurry, you've got still enough time
Rakin' through your memory but that was the river, this is the sea
And now if you're feelin' weary, if you've been alone too long
Like it's 1973, well that was the river, this is the sea
And now you say you've got trouble, you say you've got pain

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
But that was the river, this is the sea
That was the river, this is the sea
Now I hear there's a train, it's comin' on down the line

Nothin' to trust, nothin' but chains, you've been scourin' your conscience

Once you were tethered, now you are free
Because that was the river and this is the sea