“The lyric is about the arbitrary demands I make on myself. I want to perceive me or my life a certain way but I make no exceptions for an off day or a misstep. Whether it’s a win or a loss, it’s all transient, and only when I can live in some version of that awareness (which is itself transient) am...
[Intro]
1, 2, 3
[Verse 1]
The boy that grows up in a beach town
And never learns to surf
Sounds like the perfect distillation
Of my time spent here on Earth
But I have stared at the horizon
With both feet in the sand
The thing I love about the ocean
[Chorus]
It comes in waves
Waves
[Verse 2]
I've been feeling like a lightbulb
When the filament won't glow
Surrounded by a darkness
Cause the current's moving slow
Am I losing my intensity
Is that feeling here to stay
But that's the thing 'bout electricity
[Chorus]
It comes in waves (It comes in waves)
Waves (It comes in waves)
[Verse 3]
I think I found something in common
With nothingness and God
You stare at either in the face too long
They'll do each others job
Sometimes those silences are holy
Sometimes I'm drifting into space
But if the spirit's moving through me
[Chorus]
It comes in waves (It comes in waves)
It comes in waves
It comes in waves (It comes in waves)
It comes in waves
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 4]
I think the grip is getting looser
I think they're giving us a try
If you feel good about the future
Then baby so do I
Let's keep an eye on all our enemies
While we're popping the champagne
Cause that's the thing about a victory
[Chorus]
It comes in waves (It comes in waves)
It comes in waves
It comes in waves (It comes in waves)
It comes in waves
It comes in waves (It comes in waves)
It comes in waves
It comes in waves (It comes in waves)
It comes in waves
[Guitar Solo Outro]
Comes in Waves was written by Taylor Goldsmith.
Comes in Waves was produced by Jonathan Wilson.
Dawes released Comes in Waves on Fri Jul 22 2022.