Sands of Time
Van Gogh's Grandsons
Body-Shaming Recovery · Dune Buggy Romance · California Indie Pop
#VERSE
Grade school kids were cruel to her
’Cause she developed far too fast
Invisible in high school
Her weight made them avoid eye contact
#PRE-CHORUS
She didn’t really hate herself
She hated them for hating her
Cried to her father secretly
And Dad said time would be the cure
He said…
#CHORUS
Who you are now
Is not who you’ll be
Your future won’t grow
From your history
Set yourself free
Everything will be fine
Their cruelty is dust
In the sands of time
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
In college at San Diego State
She doubted the value of what Dad said
But she started there a clean new slate
While his advice rattled ’round her head
#PRE-CHORUS
But only thirty minutes away
A place to build her confidence
Huge sand dunes with ATVs
She blew off Dad’s line as coincidence
But she told herself…
#CHORUS
Who you are now
Is not who you’ll be
Race over these dunes
To victory
Set yourself free
Everything will be fine
Bad memories now blow
In the sands of time
#INSTRUMENTAL
Bad memories now blow
In the sands of time
Bad memories now blow
In the sands of time
#BRIDGE
College wasn’t easy
But she found comfort there
Met a guy who was ninety-percent perfect
That other ten percent, ah, she didn’t care
Cause she knew that she wasn’t perfect herself
The bullies in grade school made sure of that
But Dan and Julianne loved the sand dunes
Went there on the weekends and had a blast
#VERSE
They found out they both loved Asian food
And watching TV while holding hands
Two perfectly matched young lovers
From two imperfect people with shoes full of sand
#CHORUS
Fly over the dunes
Wind in your face
Feel the shifting sands of time
Don’t need life to be a race
Sunset horizon
Everything is fine
Yes, you’re in control of life
Four-wheeling ’cross the sands of time
#OUTRO
Yes, you’re in control of life
Four-wheeling ’cross the sands of time
And last night you both called your dad
Letting him know that he was right
#INSTRUMENTAL
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