Amongst The Waves – English Lyrics

• By: Pearl Jam

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(crowd cheering)

(uplifting rock music)

♪ What used to be a house of cards ♪

♪ Has turned into a reservoir ♪

♪ Save the tears that were water falling ♪

♪ Let's go swim tonight, oh darling ♪

♪ And once outside the undertow ♪

♪ Just you and me, and nothing more ♪

♪ If not for love, I would be drowning ♪

♪ I've seen it work both ways ♪

♪ But I am up riding high amongst the waves ♪

♪ I can feel like I ♪

♪ Have a soul that has been saved ♪

♪ I can feel like I've ♪

♪ Put away my early grave ♪

♪ I gotta say it now ♪

♪ Better loud than too late ♪

♪ Remember back, the early days ♪

♪ When you were young and less amazed ♪

♪ Suddenly, the channel changed ♪

♪ The first time you saw blood ♪

♪ Cut to later, now you're strong ♪

♪ You've bled yourself, the wounds are gone ♪

♪ It's rare when there is nothing wrong ♪

♪ Survived and you're amongst the fittest ♪

♪ Love ain't love until you give it up ♪

♪ Riding high amongst the waves ♪

♪ I can feel like I ♪

♪ Have a soul that has been saved ♪

♪ I can see the light ♪

♪ Coming through the clouds in rays ♪

♪ I gotta say it now ♪

♪ Better loud than too late ♪

♪ Yeah, I say it now ♪

♪ Better loud than too late ♪

♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ Riding high amongst the waves ♪

♪ I can feel like I ♪

♪ Have a soul that has been saved ♪

♪ I can see the light ♪

♪ Coming through the clouds in rays ♪

♪ Yeah, I gotta say it now ♪

♪ Better loud than too late ♪

♪ Yeah, I say it now ♪

♪ Better loud than too late ♪

♪ Now, now ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ He-he ♪

(crowd cheering)

(ocean waves crashing)