Stand on the shore,
Look to the sky
After the lightning's gone by.
What came before
What lies ahead,
All like this sea must soon end.
Make this your hour,
Make this your day;
Soon, by the sea,
All the sands wash away.
Wait not for life,
Wait not for peace,
Wait not for all that you seek.
Smiling, the dawn
Shines on our home.
Barefoot, we'll walk in the foam.
Breaks forth the day,
Maybe the last —
Waste not regretting what’s past.
Push back the veil,
See life to be;
Move past the shackles of doubt
To the sea.
Wait not for love,
Wait not for soon,
Wait not to dance by the moon.
We once were small,
Crouched in the sand,
Ignoring the blessings we had.
Now we stand tall,
We wash away
All of the rot and decay.
Await not the tide!
Await not the sun!
Await not to seek out
The seas that may come…
Smiling, the dawn
Shines on our home.
Barefoot, we'll walk in the foam.
The latest from NY’s David Nagler is a stirring chamber-folk record with rich instrumentation and vivid, evocative lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 7, 2022