A Wave Across a Bay

I spoke with Scott last night

I was tired, but I wasn't sleeping

And despite what you think, I wasn't drinking

I was just finally ready to listen

And he was there, alright

And though he'd probably kill me just for saying this

Given how the both of us are atheists

But there it is

There must have been a moment, just before you hit the water

When you were filled with a sense of peace and understanding

With the wind in your hair and a light in your eyes

As you realized you were finally escaping

But somehow in that moment, you miraculously miss it

Like a wave across a bay never breaking

And that's how I like to think of you, ever falling, never landing

Rolling slowly out to sea and always smiling

You were always smiling

God damn, I miss you, man

It was just weeks before you went that we were speaking

I just wish that you had told me you were leaving

Before you walked your final mile

I'm not pissed off at you, man

You had something in your soul that we could recognize

You were one of us, but you worked out how you could survive

At least for a while

There must have been a moment, just before you hit the water

When you were filled with a sense of peace and understanding

With the wind in your hair and a light in your eyes

As you realized you were finally escaping

But somehow in that moment, you miraculously miss it

Like a wave across a bay never breaking

And that's how I like to think of you, ever falling, never landing

Rolling slowly out to sea and always smiling

You were always smiling

You were a wave across a bay never breaking

You were a wave across a bay never breaking

Out to the sea

Ever falling, never landing

You were a wave across a bay never breaking

You were a wave across a bay never breaking

Out to the sea

Ever falling, never landing

You were a wave across a bay never breaking

You were a wave across a bay never breaking

Out to the sea

You were always smiling