Released: May 25, 2012

Songwriter: Thom Sonny Green Gwilym Sainsbury Gus Unger-Hamilton Joe Newman

Producer: Charlie Andrew

[Verse 1]
Now dissolve me
Two tabs on your tongue
A herd of shepherds to herd the sheep
Sleep now, my only one
Broken sweethearts, ah
Who sleep apart
Both still pine for the other's side spine
Spoon as sleep starts

[Pre-Chorus]
And pulse to pulse
Now, shush

[Chorus]
She makes the sound, the sound the sea makes
To calm me down

[Verse 2]
I am see-through
Soap sliver, you're so thin
As I begin rubbing lathers out
Your state worsens on my skin
And gold
Fatless finger to lip
One-two, three-four, hush

[Pre-Chorus]
And pulse to pulse
Now, shush

[Chorus]
She makes the sound, the sound the sea makes
To calm me down
She makes the sound, the sound the sea makes
I'm tired now

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh

[Outro]
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north
She makes the sound the sea makes
Knee-deep in the north sea

​​alt-J

alt-J is an English indie rock band that consists of vocalist and guitarist Joe Newman, keyboardist and bassist Gus Unger-Hamilton and drummer Thom Green. Gwil Sainsbury was the band’s bassist before leaving the band in early 2014.

Formed at Leeds University and signed to a label in Cambridge, UK, the band originally made songs on Garageband before releasing them under the pseudonym ∆.

∆’s name takes a little explaining. Pronounced alt-J, the delta sign is inserted when you press alt and J on a Mac keyboard.