listen close  /  as you float by
you can live  / or you can die
aint no use  / wondering why
there’s a reason  /  you gotta try

be the wave  /  be the wave

pushing outward  / on the swells
improvising   /  parallels
rise above  /  slide along
let the wave  /  be the song

be the wave  /  be the wave

martin luther  /  malcolm x
crazy horse and  /  bolsheviks
black lives matter  /  zero hour
eat the rich  /  fight the power

be the wave  /  be the wave

burning up  /  winding down
feel the bass   /  smell the sound
you’re the buzz  /  in the bus
and the empty / interrupts

be the wave  /  be the wave

oh listen close  /  as you float by
you can live  /  or you can die
aint no use  /  wondering why
there’s a reason  /  you gotta try