This title track brings us back to the recurring themes of this album: nature, landscapes, and the moon. Above all, the search for meanings in this up-and-down journey called life.
Our time is ever on the road
The ride is in what we make
I walked a year to hear a howl in this give and take
But hear it this way- hear it this way
Alright!
And war is in our hearts
And blood is in the land we love
We keep breaking our backs
Hoping that it gives enough
Oh! But what do you need?
What do you need?
Oh man, it's ladders to the sky
Building up a high-rise
Oh man, we won't last long
But we're giving it our best try
Don't you know you're alive? (ahhh)
You know you're alive
And none of us stay, (ahhh)
The day we're born 'till then we-
And tonight I'm in love with everybody on this city bus
I feel the push and pull
Keep saying that it doesn't mean much
Oh! But what do you see?
What do you see?
And everybody on the street is singing like it's Sunday
But we keep inside and our looks stay at bay
Ahhh, ahhh
And we don't know what's left
But we feel it's coming back soon
And so we're standing in the street staring at a blood-red moon
We are the tide. (ahhh)
We are the tide, and none of us stay, (ahhh)
The day we're born 'till when we
We Are The Tide was written by Israel Nebeker.
We Are The Tide was produced by Skyler Norwood & Blind Pilot.
Blind Pilot released We Are The Tide on Tue Sep 13 2011.