[Silence]
[Arrangement: Driving surf-rock with tremolo guitar, rolling toms, bright organ, thick bass, and a chorus that feels like getting pulled by a rising wall of water]
[Intro]
Wave on wave
(Comin’ through)
Pull you under
(Before you knew)
Wave on wave
(Comin’ through)
Surf’s up now
(What’ll you do?)
[Verse 1]
Sky turns silver
(Wind cuts clean)
Scenes shifting
(Beneath the sheen)
Out beyond
(The breaking line)
The ocean’s got
(A new design)
It starts as rhythm
(Then turns to force)
A moving wall
(Without remorse)
You feel the pull
(Before the sound)
When everything
(Begins to pound)
[Refrain]
The surf is up
(The tide is high)
Perpetual ride
(To the other side)
Ride, ride, ride
(No place to hide)
Ride, ride, ride
[Verse 2]
Board or body
(It doesn’t care)
Once you’re in
(You’re in the snare)
The water lifts
(Then drops away)
Turns your balance
(Into spray)
You can cut across
(Or try to dive)
But timing’s all
(If you wanna survive)
One wrong turn
(One late breath)
And the pretty wave
(Becomes a threat)
[Chorus]
The surf is up
(The tide is high)
Perpetual ride
(To the other side)
The surf is up
(No asking why)
Just hold on tight
(And try, try, try)
[Bridge]
[Instrumental]
[Tremolo guitar solo]
[Organ swell]
[Drum fill like crashing surf]
[Breakdown]
Ride…
(Ride…)
Don’t look down
(Just ride…)
No place to hide
(Just ride…)
[Final Refrain]
The surf is up
(The tide is high)
Perpetual ride
(To the other side)
Ride, ride, ride
(No place to hide)
Ride, ride, ride
[Outro]
Wave on wave
(Comin’ through)
Surf’s up now
(What’ll you do?)
From the album “Displacement“