Owl City

Released: July 14, 2009

Featuring: Matthew Thiessen

Songwriter: Matthew Thiessen Adam Young

Producer: Matthew Thiessen Adam Young

[Verse 1: Adam Young & Matthew Thiessen]
I wish I could cross my arms, and cross your mind
'Cause I believe you'd unfold your paper heart and wear it on your sleeve
All my life I wish I broke mirrors, instead of promises
'Cause all I see, is a shattered conscience staring right back at me
I wish I had covered all my tracks completely 'cause I'm so afraid
Is that the light at the far end of the tunnel or just the train?
Lift your arms only heaven knows, where the danger grows
And it's safe to say there's a bright light up ahead and
Help is on the way
Help is on the way
Help is on the way
Help is on the way
Help is on the way

[Chorus: Adam Young]
I forget the last time I felt brave, I just recall insecurity
'Cause it came down like a tidal wave, and sorrow swept over me

[Verse 2: Adam Young & Matthew Thiessen]
Depression, please cut to the chase and cut a long story short
Oh please be done. How much longer can this drama afford to run?
Fate looks sharp, severs all my ties and breaks whatever doesn't bend. But sadly then, all my heavy hopes just pull me back down again
Back down again, back down again, back down again, back down again, back down again, back down again, back down again

[Chorus: Adam Young]
I forget the last time I felt brave, I just recall insecurity
'Cause it came down like a tidal wave, and sorrow swept over me
Then I was given grace and love, I was blind but now I can see
'Cause I found a new hope from above, and courage swept over me

[Bridge: Adam Young]
It hurts just to wake up, whenever you're wearing thin
Alone on the outside, so tired of looking in
The end is uncertain and I've never been so afraid
But I don't need a telescope to see that there's hope
And that makes me feel brave

Originally making songs in his basement for his friends as Sky Sailing, Adam Young then discovered synth music and became Owl City, releasing two relatively unpopular albums Maybe I’m Dreaming and Of June before making his hit single “Fireflies” which made his third album as Owl City, Ocean Eyes a hit.

After this worldwide success he put on two more albums, All Things Bright and Beautiful in 2011, and The Midsummer Station in 2012. In 2014 he released an EP, Ultraviolet, composed of 4 songs whom one would appear on his following album, Mobile Orchestra. Retiring from Owl City in 2016 to focus on Adam Young Scores, a new project made of orchestral soundtracks about historic events, he reappeared in 2017 to tease his upcoming new album Cinematic, with the release of a series of three EPs, called Reel 1 , 2 and 3.

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From the albums

Ocean Eyes (2009)
Ocean Eyes (US Deluxe Edition) (2009)

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