As the Waves Rise and Fall

"As the Waves Rise and Fall" is a song from the Jeltiri musical Amends, with music by Hamilton Randman and lyrics by Creedo the Songsmith. It is sung by the protagonist Rilios the Sailor.

Lyrics

To the tune of "Shadows of the Dawn" by the Grey Havens

A sense of freedom and escape

From lands too small for us to take

I see, I get it and agree

But it’s not even that

My father passed when I was small

He found escape, I found a call

To sail till I can find him there

Somewhere amid the waves

Till then, I know my place is here

And maybe someday I’ll be brave

But I can wait, standing astern

I’ll take the slow path to what awaits

And watch the sea churn

And when land’s found some centuries on

I’ll bound from ache and from squall

As the waves rise and fall, I will learn

Oh Mother, bring me to your land

A place my heart might understand

I yearn for end to all travail

While bobbing on the waves

Till then, I know my place is here

And maybe someday I’ll be brave

But I can wait, standing astern

I’ll take the slow path to what awaits

And watch the sea churn

And when land’s found some centuries on

I’ll bound from ache and from squall

As the waves rise and fall

Oh I can wait, standing astern

I’ll take the slow path to what awaits

And watch the sea churn

And when land’s found some centuries on

I’ll bound from ache and from squall

As the waves rise and fall, I will learn

For now, I know my place is here

Just here upon the waves