Commencement Songtext
von Navy Blue

I simply couldn′t fathom what'd it take
It′s like I was abandoned at the stake
Saw the light and saw my shadow cast a shape
When I was cast away, to the east
I found gratitude and grace
I claim defeat I know that I'ma be ok
Sir Render taught me peace could be attained

Give thanks for the house that I was raised in
Open palms under calm waves
I had undergone a long phase of self harm
My brother Ocean told me focus on my brave heart
When inching closest to my hopelessness I aim for the stars
Trust it's all perspective that I′ve gained from the scars
I cast the line went fishing out the reservoi


I pass time with deep sighs and interlocking arms
I capsized then I turned my life over to god
Mama didn′t give me life to just pick it apart
Mama told me I'm a light when I was dimmest in the dark
When I was at his shoulder and my living was harsh
A sorry doesn′t make it when my hands need a wash
Sir render signed his name under kindest regards
At every single nerve ending my journey will start
Reflect and let the curve bending resemble an arc
Protect my only sense of brevity as I embark

He chose not to struggle anymore
With a supreme act of will springing from the essence of his being
He had turned away from his life
And the long train of disastrous consequences that had flowed from it
And looked wistfully upon the dark face of ancient waters
Upon which some spirit had breathed and created him
The dark face of the waters from which he had been first made, in the image of a man,
with a man's obscure need and urge
Feeling that he wanted to sink back into those waters
And rest, eternally...