When All Waves Roll In To One

[Verse 1]



Some waves are born in northern storms,
Where glaciers groan in frozen forms.
They crash on cliffs with righteous rage,
A cold and unforgiving page.
Some roll in slow from southern seas,
And sway the palms with gentle ease.
They kiss the sand with foamy breath,
And whisper tales of life, not death.



[Verse 2]



I’ve watched them from so many coasts—
The lonely ones, the crowded hosts.
I’ve heard their rhythms, felt their pull,
When life was beautiful and dull.
Each wave believes it travels far,
A lonely, self-made superstar.
But from a higher, slower view,
It’s just the ocean, moving through.



[Chorus]



And one day, when the turning’s done,
All waves roll in to one.
No more fjord, no coral bay,
Just the vastness holding sway.
Every tear that ever fell,
Every ship’s returning bell,
Every crest and every trough—
All distinction washed off.



[Verse 3]



I feel this tide inside my chest,
A rising, falling, without rest.
The joy that lifts me to the light,
The grief that pulls me down at night.
Each emotion seems so true,
A separate wave with its own hue.
But in the stillness, I am shown—
They’re water moving over stone.



[Bridge]



Oh, to be the shore awhile,
And greet each wave with a quiet smile.
To feel the crash, and feel the drain,
And know the ocean will remain.
Oh, to be the ocean deep,
Where all the waves are put to sleep.
Where difference drowns in liquid grace,
And every ripple finds its place.



[Verse 4]



So let the storms of doctrine rage,
Let borders harden, let ages age.
The sea does not respect the lines
We draw in books or in our minds.
It swallows flags and maps with ease,
And whispers on the evening breeze:
“You came from me, and to me go—
The deepest truth you’ll ever know.”



[Chorus]



And one day, when the turning’s done,
All waves roll in to one.
No more fjord, no coral bay,
Just the vastness holding sway.
Every tear that ever fell,
Every ship’s returning bell,
Every crest and every trough—
All distinction washed off.



[Outro]



Roll in… roll in…
To where all things begin…
No more you… no more me…
Just the everlasting sea…
Roll in…
Roll in…
One…