Being As An Ocean - Little Richie Lyrics






(How can we know Love when we were never shown it?)

Little Richie was the runt of the litter, given a thick hide by father and brothers
Identified more with his sisters and mother, always felt a bit different from the others
A loving marriage from the outside, but oh, how ferociously he'd hit her
Richie stood by the bleach white bedside
Ma held his face in her hands while he cried:

"Hush, now, precious lamb, everything will be alright
I know how it looks but I swear he's a good man
Oh baby, G-d has a much bigger plan
I have my family, I have my health, and I'm quite content with that."

"How can you say this time that it'll be alright?
How can you still look in his eyes and see the love of your life?"
(He works all things for good! In the end, it is Love that wins!)

Love was his inclination
Belief, his dearest passion
A beautiful escape from resentment, fear of the next crushing blow

(How can we know Love when were never shown it?)
He'd wait on his lonesome for that blue hair in her station wagon
Attending those Baptist services alone, in the house of the Lord, he found purpose and a home
Richie stood on a chair, peeked over the pulpit, reminded himself and the beloved, not lacking in youthful wit:

"This is what's promised: He works all things for good! In the end, it's Love that wins!"

How are we to know how to Love when every attempt is met with the back of a hand?
It would only be Love to mend the damned, who never grew to know compassion
Just another unfortunate, beaten senseless by his old man

"How can you say this time that it will be alright?
How can you still look in his eyes and see the love of your life?"
(He works all things for good! In the end, it's Love that wins!)
An heirloom passed down before its day, legacy came violently to rip innocence away





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    (How can we know Love when we were never shown it?)

    Little Richie was the runt of the litter, given a thick hide by father and brothers
    Identified more with his sisters and mother, always felt a bit different from the others
    A loving marriage from the outside, but oh, how ferociously he'd hit her
    Richie stood by the bleach white bedside
    Ma held his face in her hands while he cried:

    "Hush, now, precious lamb, everything will be alright
    I know how it looks but I swear he's a good man
    Oh baby, G-d has a much bigger plan
    I have my family, I have my health, and I'm quite content with that."

    "How can you say this time that it'll be alright?
    How can you still look in his eyes and see the love of your life?"
    (He works all things for good! In the end, it is Love that wins!)

    Love was his inclination
    Belief, his dearest passion
    A beautiful escape from resentment, fear of the next crushing blow

    (How can we know Love when were never shown it?)
    He'd wait on his lonesome for that blue hair in her station wagon
    Attending those Baptist services alone, in the house of the Lord, he found purpose and a home
    Richie stood on a chair, peeked over the pulpit, reminded himself and the beloved, not lacking in youthful wit:

    "This is what's promised: He works all things for good! In the end, it's Love that wins!"

    How are we to know how to Love when every attempt is met with the back of a hand?
    It would only be Love to mend the damned, who never grew to know compassion
    Just another unfortunate, beaten senseless by his old man

    "How can you say this time that it will be alright?
    How can you still look in his eyes and see the love of your life?"
    (He works all things for good! In the end, it's Love that wins!)
    An heirloom passed down before its day, legacy came violently to rip innocence away.

  2. A.... F....

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤ holy

  3. K.... V....

    in the end it is love that wins...<3

  4. J.... S....

    This song is an absolute masterpiece, from start to finish. It is incredibly dynamic. Every time I listen to it, I hear something new.

  5. C.... M....

    Seriously this outdoes Dear G-d imo, it is just way different than most Melodic Hardcore/Post Hardcore style albums I've heard in this field.

  6. H.... V....

    everything they produce makes me jump out of my seat in an emotional fit of understanding and sobriety from hate. they are the light of my days and the truth i pursue. they are as flexible just as they are as deep in the human heart... to be bound to the earth rock hard but as fluid as water. they are truly being as an ocean.

  7. B.... E....

    That Manchester gig was legendary

  8. S.... ....

    peeing in the ocean is my favorite band ♥

  9. P.... A....

    hardcore melodic muy bueno en directo resurrection

  10. J.... G....

    Connor, we miss u!!! :/

    J.... G....

    ikr! :((

  11. t.... m....

    such a beautiful song 10/10

  12. R.... H....

    The lyrics are so powerful.

    R.... H....

    you guys are awesome.

    R.... H....

    get these guys to the toronto , im from the GTA aswell.

  13. O.... G....

    This album really speaks to me, its so beautiful

  14. S.... C....

    I can see myself :D

  15. N.... M....

    impericon festival in Leipzig was awesome

  16. D.... 0....

    This band is musically Amazing but I think the front men need to show as much hype as the drummer does. I have never seen them live just basing it off their videos.

    D.... 0....

    +Duggernaut 000 trust me, when you see them live, you just can't take your eyes off of the frontman

  17. n.... ....

    Where is this recorded?

    n.... ....

    +naadsk Impericon Festival in Switzerland and I think in Leipzig

  18. V.... O....

    Anyone else didnt really like this album? Theres was only like 2 good songs

    V.... O....

    +Joshua mejia It's a little different but I still like it though. Little Richie and Sleeping Sicarri I think?

  19. M.... T....

    Op eenzame hoogte, heerlijk

  20. h.... l....

    Vocalist needs to break out the banana suit.

  21. g.... ....

    This song live is absolutely insane. So glad I got to see them at Warped.

  22. M.... D....

    Tyler is a beast

  23. K.... M....

    only love

  24. T.... R....

    BAAO is the perfect band on live shows .
    wow this song on warped tour so awesome :3

  25. m.... ....

    this song is awesome

  26. I.... T....

    I dont like the clean vocal, the screamer have such a unique singer style, but this clean vocal is really generic and piss me off the song

    I.... T....

    I definitely prefer the lead vocalist's cleans over the other guy's.

    I.... T....

    EXACTLY DUDE!!

  27. J.... S....

    That bass at 1:48!

  28. d.... ....

    See the thing about BAAO is that they are about more than just heavy music and screaming into a mic they truly express something deep and meaningful and try and pass on some sort of message through every single one of theyre songs and thats something that has been lost greatly with a lot of music now a days which is sad because music is just something that can be used to spread something to peoples mind in an incomparable way. And being as an ocean is to me the greatest at doing it..just the power within every song makes me remember certain things that i would simply brush of and forget in other songs and that to me is what makes a band and more than just a band an art because what they do is art...thats what makes it worthy. So cheers to them once again for this amazing album and really ive only touched but the surface of how this band touches me (and im sure others too) with this comment but it truly is some of the things that makes this band unique

  29. J.... P....

    I liked it more than I thought I would.

  30. M.... M....

    I'm just gonna listen to this self titled until I hate it.

    M.... M....

    @MxHC Music Promotions i have followed your page on instagram for a long time now and I wanna give you credit for showing me this song today, its been on repeat ever since

    M.... M....

    This makes me happy! Thanks man

  31. /.... ....

    I rarely ever like clean vocals but on this new BAAO album I really really do. They really separated themselves from the other bands in their genre with this album. I love it

  32. L.... A....

    I keep missing you guys... hopefully soon I'll get to see you.. and just like what was already said, when I finally get to see you, I'm gunna sing along and just cry....

  33. A.... W....

    Eh, still don't like the clean vocalist... still love BAAO.

  34. J.... B....

    I swear I'm gonna see this band one day and when I do I'm gonna sing along and cry

    J.... B....

    @Javier Borges I was at warped.I broke someone nose in the pit by accident and and then accidentally tickled the back of the vocalists neck when I went to hi five his bald ass head i'd recommend going to the show

    J.... B....

    @Javier Borges seen them twice
    perfectly awesome show, nothing more to say

    J.... B....

    @Javier Borges Seen them twice, once without barricade and once with, seeing them again in October

    J.... B....

    Javier Borges i'll do that next month wel they come to the Nederlands with thy art is murder, miss may i and corey

    J.... B....

    saw them this year on the impericon Festival. it was perfect.

  35. J.... G....

    "Canadian softball" is much more better than this..

  36. F.... N....

    ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ

  37. i.... d....

    Carajo pero que gran single, el pequeño ricardo grows on me.

  38. N.... M....

    Being As An Ocean has the best messages in all of their songs. Every time I begin to lose hope in humanity, I find comfort knowing that such a spectacular group of songwriters exist and have the courage to make such heartfelt and songs.

  39. L.... ....

    Nice '68 shirt :]

  40. A.... M....

    I love the way that they makes you feel, I mean their songs are powerful because you feel the feeling and message they convey. I love you guys!

  41. D.... ....

    I remember seeing BAAO at a small venue with less than 40 people. good times

  42. A.... M....

    I love it!!!!

  43. t.... ....

    Perfection

  44. B.... D....

    For some reason, I'm so proud of them for having a live music video, and I have no idea why :D

  45. M.... B....

    Cany anyone actually attest to the fact that Joel will straight up meditate on stage cuz I've never seem these guys live & if he does that is sick as fuck.

    M.... B....

    He has done that when I've seen them live, although I'm not sure if he was meditating or praying.

    M.... B....

    @Michael Bornemann He does. Multiple times during the set, too.

    M.... B....

    Yeah when they played slam Dunk north he did it, best gig oh my life!

  46. H.... ....

    Seriously, when it comes to being as an ocean I do not even have to listen to the song before I like it.. I just instantly press the 'like' button, whether the song has started or not. I don't think it's possible for them to produce anything bad. I'm fangirling right now, even though I'm a guy.

    H.... ....

    literally same tbh.

    H.... ....

    Hahaha this is awesome

    H.... ....

    Hippiefikus

  47. D.... R....

    Üsa kupka widr

  48. T.... ....

    I didn't like this at first. Like many people I was still stuck in Dear god. I really liked how we both wondrously perish but I thought Dear god was still a more solid release. But the clean singer grows on me with each listen and i really fucking love this song and this new direction now.

    T.... ....

    +Kat M What song say you can get a Dear G-d fan back into BAAO?

    T.... ....

    @stefan82010​​​ you mean from new album? if yes, this one is good but try to listen to whole album, im pretty sure youre gonna find your favorite. Its different than DG but lets say-dear god is a masterpiece. every artist/band gots this one, the greatest album they've ever made. dear god is just too emotional to compare with newer tracks

    T.... ....

    I think this is so much better than Dear G–d

    T.... ....

    +stefan82010 ..and their consequence.. that song got me back into BAAO. I heard this CD when it got released and hated it. two days ago I ran across "and their consequence" and now love the new self titled.

    T.... ....

    yeah I love their new stuff but I've seen them 5 times, tomorrow will be 6th, and they still have only played the song Dear G-d once, and it was the first time I saw them. I wish they would still play it.

  49. D.... T....

    did they change the drummer?

    D.... T....

    @Duy Trần this kid COnnor Denis is only 18/19. Insane.

    D.... T....

    @charlieorsomething es insane, but i feel like he adds so many unnecessary fills when playing songs.

    D.... T....

    oh.. i really like the old one. They were a good team.

  50. J.... R....

    LOVE ❤️ this video!

  51. D.... Y....

    Such a good band live

  52. L.... D....

    Говно.

  53. B.... N....

    Dear god was the only good album. The rest is too much pop. Sorts I don't like it.

    B.... N....

    Agreed. Dear G-d was one of my favorite albums ever. Music made purely for the love of music. Hwbwp was decent, but like another commentor said, they're now trying to appeal to and milk teenage girls like every other scene band. They're no longer real and passionate, they're now in it for the money. It happens when bands experience alot of success in a short period of time, oh well )':

    B.... N....

    *cringes*

    B.... N....

    @ventor11225 I hope you're trolling mate. How was hwbwp "trying to appeal" teenage girls?

    B.... N....

    lmao listen to the song Sins of the Father, its about the murder of a three year old girl and then say they're appealing to teenage girls

    B.... N....

    For 1, no they are not in it for money. 2, How We So... was an amazing album musically and overall, it blows my mind how great it is.

  54. H.... o....

    the singer is so good, just dont find the song very interesting.

  55. T.... D....

    so gooooood

  56. J.... R....

    sick drum skills

  57. K.... A....

    It was amazing! /.\ I love being as an ocean!

  58. K.... ....

    I preordered the album and I'm looking forward to it!! Wonderful video :)

  59. M.... L....

    <33333333333

  60. J.... R....

    I see myself!

  61. f.... ....

    That was great 💕☕️

  62. a.... a....

    Can't wait for the new album just one more week!!!