This is a very psychedelic, folk-rock spiritual song. It was inspired by a starry night spent on the shores of Carpenteria State Park Beach when a Red Tide was "running" and lighting up the waves and beach. Unique experience.
Lyrics
“Red Tide”
Music and Lyric by Chet Nichols (ASCAP)
Copyright 1969/1971/2014 by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Chet Nichols Creative Services (Magic Garage Music Division): Publisher (ASCAP)
URL: http://www.chetnichols.net
Email: chet@chetnichols.net
Email: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Email: ChetNichols@me.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
GUITAR TUNING
1 2 3 4 5 6
E B A E A E
VERSE 1.
Water rips and flows beneath my stance
The water strains to show me heat
It tries to comfort and embrace
Sand rips and flows between my feet
Red tide makes the night the day
Naked aqua children play
Splashing life as we swim
Red tide makes the night the day
The sea is full of stars
The stars are full of life
The sea’s the sky
The sky’s the sea
Give me dreams love, bread and wine
Makes the days go by so fine
I’ll butter your love
You toast my dreams
We’ll do it up right
The bulging will be slight
Why ruin a perfect flight
VERSE 2.
He asked me where we came from
“just watch that wave there breaking”
Creation’s in its middle years
And history’s only faking
Red tide makes the night the day
Naked aqua children play
Their smiles out glow the shining tide
Celebration ‘tween the sea, the sky, my eye
The sea is full of stars
Hovering sky’s a sea
The sea’s the sky
The sky’s the sea
The sea’s the sky
The sea’s the sky
The sky’s the sea
Life is shining to me
Life is shining to me
Life is shining to me
Give me dreams love bread and wine
Make the days go by so fine
I’ll butter your love
You toast my dreams
We’ll do it up right
The bulging will be slight
Why ruin a perfect flight
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Copyright © 1969/1972/2014 ® by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Chet Nichols Creative Services (Magic Garage Music Division): Publisher (ASCAP)
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Chet Nichols/Magic Garage Music, PO Box 2398, Northbrook, IL 60065”
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