3412 - WE ARE THE OCEAN (riot grrrl rewrite)

WE ARE THE OCEAN (riot grrrl rewrite) [Verse 1] We are the ocean We are the ocean Say it again Say it louder You You are the ocean Not pure Not clean Full of weight Full of noise Breathing wrong Laughing wrong Living wrong on purpose We don’t float We push We break the surface [Chorus] We are the ocean We don’t ask the shore We hit it We hit it We come back harder You rise You fall You come back bleeding Like a kid with dirt in their mouth Still screaming color We are the ocean No end No lesson No calm [Verse 2 – spoken word] I see you trip I see you laugh With blood on your knees And sand in your teeth Every mistake Is a place to live Every crack Is a door The world drops bricks on your head They call it order Hold that image Hold it Don’t clean it [Bridge – shouted / call & response] Let go (LET GO) Of the shape (OF THE SHAPE) Only movement Only pressure Only now Your fears scream So what Let them choke on air You are bigger Than the picture They stapled to your face Open your chest Rip it open Let the sea in [Chorus – final] We are the ocean Not safe Not soft Not done We rise We fall We return Again Again Again No end of the day No silence Your name stays wet in our mouths It disappears It comes back Louder