Protest Dry Feet

A TRIBUTE TO SURFERS

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SOME USE WATER
SOME NEED WATER
WE DRINK OUR WATER FRESH
WE EAT OUR EGGS SALTED
WE LIKE OUR FISH ON A PLATE
BUT FOR SOME, LIFE IN WATER IS DIFFERENT
IT’S SERIOUS, ADDICTED, A WAY OF LIFE
FREEDOM

ONCE YOU’RE IN
YOU FEEL THE FORCE OF THE SEA
THE TIDES, AND THE SWELL
SALT

PADDLING THROUGH THE BREAK
TO GET THERE
YOU’RE ON OPEN SEA
QUIET
LOOKING FOR WAVES

AND WHEN THE WAVES ARE ROLLING IN
ONLY THE SOUND OF WATER TOUCHING WATER
BIRDS PLAYING
FISH SWIMMING
YOU’RE HALLUCINATING

LIFE HERE IS DIFFERENT
QUIET, AND SIMPLE
THEY SWIM, SMOOTH
IN A DIFFERENT MINDSET

THIS IS THEIR LIFE
WE ARE TRYING TO BE A PART
TO GET TO THIS POINT

FORCES PULL US BACK
FRESH WATER, HUNGER
SOCIAL LIFE, EXPECTATIONS

WHY COULDN’T YOU STAY FOREVER
WHY GO BACK TO THE SHORE
THOUGHTS GET CLEAR
I STAY
LIVE IN THE WATER
THIS IS MY LIFE
ONLY WATER
NEVER LEAVE THE WATER

PROTEST DRY FEET