Run to the Water

I've still wanting to get to the beach. I've got a farewell party on Saturday so will be working on a pretty good hangover! Never quite gotten there yet, but I keep trying. Anyhow, might just try to get a "hangover breakfast" down by the beach on Sunday.

This song by Live, "Run to the Water" has a lot of meanings. The joy of good music is that it can mean so much to so many.

There are a lot of themes running through this particular song. Some would say it's religious, Christian or just spiritual. I guess I'd settle for the last option of those, mostly because it suits me best. To me this is a song of redemption, running to where you need to be, to the cool waters that'll soothe the flames.

Oh desert speak to my heart
Oh woman of the earth
Maker of children who weep for love
Maker of this birth
'Til your deepest secrets are known to me
I will not be moved
I will not be moved

"Don't try to find the answer
When there ain't no question here
Brother let your heart be wounded
And give no mercy to your fear"

Adam and Eve live down the street from me
Babylon is every town
It's as crazy as it's ever been
Love's a stranger all around

In a moment we lost our minds here
And lay our spirit down
Today we lived a thousand years
All we have is now

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
We'll cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
These streets below the moon

And I will never leave you

'Til we can say,
"This world was just a dream
We were sleepin' now we are awake"
'Til we can say

In a moment we lost our minds here
And dreamt the world was round
A million mile fall from grace
Thank God we missed the ground

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
We'll cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
With a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

Yeah, I can see it now lord
Out beyond all the breakin' of waves
And the tribulation
It's a place and the home of ascended souls
Who swam out there in love!

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
We'll cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
With a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

Rest easy baby, rest easy
And recognize it all as light and rainbows
Smashed to smithereens and be happy
Run to the water (and find me there)
Run to the water

I expect to find much down by the waters edge, maybe, just maybe some peace too.