The Waves

Hope rests on the shoulders of these waves, of my days And no, you can't control it, these dreams are out to sea Just as the river flows and autumn glows these plans are made to change Just as the wind blows, how could you know if time will yield the truth But won't you hold through And love, you can't pretend I am the man that once was a slave And I fall to my knees praying this woman is still listening For the weight of the will of destiny won't bend its knee to me, you must believe Don't wait for the days to change, just embrace and find a way And they will say, honestly, can you believe And I will say honestly, that I must, believe, no I won't fall Cause I remember the days when I wanted so desperately to live free Now cast out to sea, I won't steer this ship to safety, no I won't be the man who falters, I'll face my fears with glee For you may feel emptiness, but there is a promised land For the weight of the will of destiny won't bend its knee to me, you must believe Don't wait for the days to change, just embrace and find a way And they will say, honestly, can you believe And I will say honestly, that I must, believe, no I won't fall These shadows, these shadows, these shadows and thorns These shadows, these shadows, can't cause any harm These shadows, these shadows, these shadows and thorns These shadows, these shadows, can't cause any harm I remember the days when you wanted to love me, well I broke free Death brought me new life, born to a path I could hold with my eyes I can't pretend that all was warm, though I felt alone, I braved this storm I cast out this emptiness, for here is my promised land