Well video tapes and ice skates Are beautiful things Like a birthday card for Johnny And a pair of angel wings You were tryna light a fire And all you wanted was a match But you knew I didn't have one So it was odd that you should ask No, it wasn't just the plane crash That shake you to the core But the very thought of losing her That made it all worth dying for We both washed up on that island All alone without a friend Thinking you and I were gonna die there And that would be the end But as the weeks turned into months I saw you overcome your fears And as we became companions All those months turned into years We would talk and talk for hours You would make sure I felt heard 'Cause you knew what I was saying Though I never said a word Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh I'm ready for anything Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Who knows what the tide could bring? Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Yeah, I'm ready for anything Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Who knows what the tide could bring? After fifteen hundred days You and me escaped to sea And I knew that you still loved the girl From Memphis, Tennessee Out there on that lonely ocean We met a passing humpback whale 'Cause all the way from Bakersfield The tide gave us the sail And just like that it happened The waves took me away And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry That you lost a friend that day Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh I'm ready for anything Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Who knows what the tide could bring? Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Yeah, I'm ready for anything Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Who knows what the tide could bring? Well you and me went on a journey Full of tragedy and pain But I'm grateful I was with you Through the sunshine and the rain And when I wonder where you are now I'll probably never know But my friend I hope you made it And somehow you finally made it home I have an ocean-worth of questions But if I do know one thing Is that the sun will rise tomorrow And who knows what the tide could bring? Da-da-da-da-daa (goodbye my friend, I'll never forget you) Doo-doo-doo-doo-ooh-ooh hey, Kelly are you there? Pick up I know I said I'd be back And like that Nobody knew where I was at All my logic said I would never see you again After four years, I'm missin' you so bad But here I am And now I have to learn to let you go Even though I love you more than you'll ever know I'm gettin' used to half a heart and the way things are But Kelly, I never should've gotten outta the car I'm sorry Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh I'm ready for anything Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Who knows what the tide could bring? Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Yeah, I'm ready for anything Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Who knows what the tide could bring? I'm sorry For everything But nobody knows what the tide could bring You know, nobody knows what the tide could bring Videotapes and ice skates are beautiful things Like a pocket watch on Kelly Time and a pair of angel wings When the birthday card to Johnny It made me realize That the most beautiful thing in the world Is, of course, the gift of life The most beautiful thing in the world Is to be so wonderfully alive
God bless Adam Young for all the music he's put out and joy spread throughout the years... I randomly thought of this song today for the first time in over a decade.
I'm from Russia, Sochi I teach English and we with my students often listen to the songs of Owl City, I adore them and enjoy sharing it with my pupils so much ❤
Adam Young thank you sooooo much for all the music you've brought to all of us!!!!! You're a talented hero! May God bless you! If it's possible someday, I've always wanted to see you play the beautiful song "Explorers" from your project Sky Sailing live. If it's possible, it'd be a DREAM!!!!!
It is really neat to hear the track broken down into its constituent parts, however, it would be nice to see the actual devices he used rather than just the mix stems. I know he used Reason 4 to create this song, so it would be cool to see his Reason project, but I guess some things have to be kept secret. Also, that synth line at the beginning is definitely not a clean sine wave like he says it is. If you listen, you will note that it has a very buzzy character to it, so it is most likely a mix between a sine wave (as the base) and another oscillator waveform like a saw, or synced square wave, or maybe even has a touch of distortion/ wave shaping to give it that buzziness. Overall though, way neat to hear each part isolated and it is really interesting to see how much he layered sounds. I also had no idea he recorded actual strings for parts of the track, so that is pretty neat!
My bro just compiled a video and photos of my dad when he passed away and this is the background song. Every word hits me and reminds me how blessed I am to have such a hero dad <3 I listen to this song when I'm down telling myself that if he was here, he would tell me to get up and do better.
A spark soaring down through the pouring rain And restoring life to the lighthouse A slow motion wave on the ocean Stirs my emotion up like like a rain cloud When did the sky turn black? And when will the light come back? A cab driver turned to skydiver Then to survivor Dying to breakdown A blood brother, surrogate mother Hugging each other, crying their eyes out When did the sky turn black? And when will the light come back? I'm ecstatic like a drug addict Locked in the attic Strung out and spellbound I fought all through the night Oh, oh, but I made it alive The sun's starting to rise Oh, oh, these are beautiful times This fight of my life is so hard So hard, so hard But I'm gonna survive Oh, oh, these are beautiful times A bad feeling burned through the ceiling Leaving my healing heart with a new scar A dead fire rose and rose higher Like a vampire, up from the graveyard When did the sky turn black? And when will the light come back? We all suffer but we recover Just to discover life where we all are I fought all through the night Oh, oh, but I made it alive The sun's starting to rise Oh, oh, these are beautiful times This fight of my life is so hard So hard, so hard But I'm gonna survive Oh, oh, these are beautiful times This fight of my life is so hard So hard, so hard But I'm gonna survive Oh, oh, these are beautiful times My heart's burning bad And it's turning black But I'm learning how to be stronger And sincerely, I love you dearly Oh, but I'm clearly destined to wander
This is a great song, especially seeing Owl City back in action. Also, because I’m proud to say this, thanks to the motivation this song gives me, Free Palestine! Thanks Adam! 🎶🇵🇸
I lost my grandfather from my mother’s side four years ago. When I hear this song, it makes me think of him and how much he loves me. I will always miss him. A “Dad” can be anyone who you look up to and has cared for you for so long. 😢
I thought this was perfectly safe to listen to outside but nope. God my stupid eyes won't stop watering. This is just so, so beautiful I'm lost for words...
