Uploaded August 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Opassa's Grotto" from The Speed of Sound in Seawater's debut LP, "First Contact"
Available here: thespeedofsoundinseawater.bandcamp.com

Lyrics:
Meet me tonight at a quarter past ten
Remember: bring your guitar and a few of your friends
We'll hang our toes in the cerulean tide
We'll sing together and watch the night go by

The song reverberates off sea-dampened walls
Intertwined with the ocean's empty calls
The moon shines down through a hole in the cave
Down in the tide pools which reflect your face

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba baaaa baaa ba ba brrrrup ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

My toes prune up, but I don't mind
because I've got you sittin' by my side, girl
There are somethings static that the tide can't wash away

As we sing together and strum along
I see a glow across the ocean that must be the break of dawn

It must be the break of dawn

As we exit the cave
I can't help but sigh
We can never come back and I'm not quite sure why

It could never compare to last night
we'll never feel better no matter how we try
No matter how we try