“Into The Surf” is a slow, melancholic song about grieving a death away from home. In a track-by-track with DIY, Yannis explained,
“There are threads that run through all these [final] songs, and on ‘Into the Surf’ there’s this shadow of death, of someone not returning from a voyage. There’s a type...
[Refrain]
If you come again
I'll be sure to send
The tide to come meet you
And if I come again
Please be sure to send
The moon to come meet me
[Verse 1]
I'll eat up all your pain, take in all the blame
Be that someone to complain to
I'll be like water when you rise
Plant a jasmine in the night
[Chorus]
Where I return
There's a moon pool on fire
Into the surf again
There's a moon pool in bloom
[Refrain]
If you come again
I'll be sure to send
The tide to come meet you
And if I come again
Please be sure to send
The moon to come meet me
[Verse 2]
There's a lighthouse in the dark, a garden in the past
Under bruisings of a night sky
Be like water, when I rise
Plant a jasmine in the night
[Chorus]
When I return
There's a moon pool on fire
Into the surf again
There's a moon pool in bloom
[Bridge]
There's a serpent on the beach
If I'm out of reach
Place a garland in the sea for me
[Outro]
When the tide comes rolling in
Please be sure to send
A blood moon for me
A garland in the sea
And if I don't make it home
Wrap the jasmine 'round my bones
Blood moon for me
A garland in the sea
And if I don't make it home
Wrap the jasmine 'round my bones
Garland in the sea
A blood moon for me
And if I don't make it home
Wrap the jasmine 'round my bones
A garland in the sea
A blood moon for me
And if I don't make it home
Wrap the jasmine 'round my bones
A garland in the sea
A blood moon for me
Into the Surf was written by Edwin Congreave & Jimmy Smith (UK) & Jack Bevan & Yannis Philippakis.
Into the Surf was produced by Brett Shaw & Foals.
Foals released Into the Surf on Wed Sep 25 2019.
Guitarist Jimmy Smith told fans to “embrace the sadness” on Instagram a day before the song’s release.