How I Became The Sea

Track 13 on All Things Bright and Beautiful

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How I Became The Sea is the first bonus track on Owl City’s third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful. It tells of a deep, fantastical experience that the singer… Read More

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How I Became The Sea Lyrics

[Verse 1]
June was the lobster shell
I dug by hand
A haven that hid me well
Beneath the sand
The wide windy waves washed in
But I stayed dry
The great breakers broke again
As I nodded off inside

[Chorus]
And then
When the Empress ran aground
And my eyes turned blue and green
I heard a gorgeous sound
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again
And that's how I became the sea

[Verse 2]
I wrenched the engines off
And drank them down
The depths turned the iron soft
As they swiftly drowned
And I brought the ocean side
To its rusty knees
As I felt the even tide
Deep in my shallow dreams

[Chorus]
And then
When the Empress ran aground
And my eyes turned blue and green
I heard a gorgeous sound
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again
And that's how I became the sea

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
When the sky fell in
(When the sky fell in)
(When the sky fell in)
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again
And that's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)[x2]

[Outro]
(When the sky fell in)
(When the hurricanes came for me)
(I could finally crash again)
(And that's how I became the sea)
(How I became the sea)

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How I Became The Sea is the first bonus track on Owl City’s third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful. It tells of a deep, fantastical experience that the singer has had, wherein he has become one with the sea. The lyrics take the listener through an experience of the sea’s hurricanes, shipwrecks, and havens.

Adam Young’s music is constantly enamoured with the power of the ocean, with many songs either making reference to the ocean or having it as a central theme. All Things Bright and Beautiful’s predecessor, Ocean Eyes, is perhaps the best example of Young’s infatuation with the ocean and its many wonders. However, How I Became The Sea is one of the first times Young has sung directly from the actual perspective of the ocean.