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#Restless
Background
In its earliest form, the song existed as a poem written while on tour in the UK by Switchfoot’s songwriter and singer, Jon Foreman. Jon took a moment during a performance at the West Sussex Music Festival to read his poem, “Restless”, which is viewable here:
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[Verse 1]
I am the sea on a moonless night
Calling falling, slipping tides
I am the leaky, dripping pipes
The endless, aching drops of lights
I am the raindrop falling down
Always longing for the deeper ground
I am the broken, breaking seas
Even my blood finds ways to bleed
[PreChorus]
Even the rivers ways to run
Even the rain to reach the sun
Even my thirsty streams
Even in my dreams
[Chorus]
I am restless
I am restless
I am restless
I’m looking for You
I am restless
I run like the ocean to find Your shore
Looking for You
[Verse 2]
I am the thorn stuck in Your side
I am the one that You left behind
I am the dried up doubting eyes
Looking for the well that won’t run dry
Running hard for the other side
The world that I’ve always been denied
Running hard for the infinite
With the tears of saints and hypocrites
[PreChorus 2]
Oh, blood of black and white and grey
Death in life and night in day
One by one by one
We let our rivers run
[Chorus]
I am restless
I am restless
I am restless
I’m looking for You
I am restless
I run like the ocean to find Your shore
Looking for You
[Bridge 1]
I can hear You breathing
I can hear You leading
More than just a feeling
More than just a feeling
I can feel You reaching
Pushing through the ceiling
Till the final healing
I’m looking for You
[Verse 3]
Until the sea of glass we meet
At last completed and complete
Where tide and tear and pain subside
And laughter drinks them dry
[Bridge 2]
I’ll be waiting
Anticipating
All that I aim for
What I was made for
With every heartbeat
All of my blood bleeds
Running inside me
Looking for You
Looking for You
[Chorus]
I am restless
I am restless
I am restless
I’m looking for You
I am restless
I run like the ocean to find Your shore
Looking for You
Looking for You
[Bridge 1]
I can hear You breathing
I can hear You leading
More than just a feeling
More than just a feeling
I can feel You reaching
Pushing through the ceiling
Till the final healing
I’m looking for You
I'm looking for You
Restless was written by Jon Foreman.
Restless was produced by Switchfoot & Neal Avron.
Switchfoot released Restless on Tue Sep 27 2011.