Written after a summer job counting erosion markers on a beach the band used to surf. The shaker part is a jar of actual sand.
At a glance
- Release date
- December 1, 2023
- Genre
- Surf Rock
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 3:03
- Artist
- Milo and the Reef
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About this song
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What the song is about
On places changing faster than memory.
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The shaker is a glass jar filled with sand from the beach in the lyrics.
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[Verse 1]
Coastal erosion, summer job
I counted the markers and the sand moved
The beach I learned to surf on is smaller now
Melbourne waves and markers in a row
[Chorus]
On places changing faster than memory
The shaker is a jar of actual sand
We surfed on what is slowly vanishing
And I still understand
[Verse 2]
The shaker part is real beach sand
A glass jar from the shore
I counted erosion markers all summer
And counted even more
[Chorus]
On places changing faster than memory
The shaker is a jar of actual sand
We surfed on what is slowly vanishing
And I still understand
[Bridge]
The beach I learned to surf on is smaller now
But the waves still break the same
Coastal erosion takes the sand
But not the surfing game
[Chorus]
On places changing faster than memory
The shaker is a jar of actual sand
We surfed on what is slowly vanishing
And I still understand
[Outro]
Coastal erosion
Summer job
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