There's a trade wind blowing

Winter seas on Napali's rocky shore

My sails are set to take me there

For a day or maybe more

 

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And I'm gone, gone, gone

Far away from the weight upon my mind

I'm gone, gone, gone

Sweet surrender, break those chains that bind

 

Kalalau so scared swallow me

Your cathedrals greet the sky

For the fruit you bear will give me strength

To spread my wings and fly

 

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As I sit and breathe the ocean air

My lungs are filled with light

I close my eyes and manifest

The best in this short life

 

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The rain it comes and the rain it goes

As the trade winds live and die

Like dreams and reasons

Seasons change as well as you and I

 

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There's a tale of how the land took shape

Where a father once did warn

For the children that stay out too late

Turn to stone to be reborn

 

Now they stand so tall, and sing so proud

And they give me all I find

They hold those clouds and I let go

To leave my worries behind

 

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SWEET SURRENDER

Written by Pete Kartsounes February 9, 2010