Name: No Water but the Sea
Duration: P00H04M02S
Description: The one survivor from the 2003 experiment this song reflects on a disastrous trip I took to Tenerife in the fall of 1999 in an attempt to turn back time. Exceptional keyboard and guitars from Matt.

No Water but the Sea

from A Different Game by John Greene Music

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The one survivor from the 2003 experiment this song reflects on a disastrous trip I took to Tenerife in the fall of 1999 in an attempt to turn back time. Exceptional keyboard and guitars from Matt.

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No Water but the Sea
words and music by
john greene

seduced by the sun, tempted by heat,
beautiful bodies asleep on the beach,
and it’s all the same, wherever you go,
only the colors change,
and 10 days feels, just like 10 years,
with no old way of living,
finally accepting,
that there’s sailing no more,
i ran away from the noise,

i had to leave, so i could come back to stay,
the world had changed and i didn’t know it
tear life apart, just to build it again,
i had changed and i didn’t know it
and there was no water but the sea

in starlit darkness, heading home,
i cross the bridge and it starts to rain,
live with the good memories,
live with the bad,
i won’t throw myself off the edge again

i had to leave, so i could come back to stay,
the world had changed and i didn’t know it
tear life apart, just to build it again,
i had changed and i didn’t know it
and there was no water but the sea

© joncomusic 1999

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from A Different Game, released January 1, 2003

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John Greene Music Falmouth, UK

John Greene's music is a reflection of his turbulent, non-conformist life and is based on early rock and roll, the pop explosion of the 60’s, the blues and many things Americana.
Best described as ‘Hard Country’, it lives in the space also occupied by the likes of Neil Young and the Grateful Dead. It always involves his unique viewpoint on the world he has lived in and the troubles we all share. ... more

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