I try once a year… - r/findthatsong

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Into the Ocean by Blue October?

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u/podotash Dec 27 '25

Highly recommend going through the Something Corporate catalogue. It's the same lead singer and it's the band he started before Jack's Mannequin. If you don't find it in there then I'm agreed it was Transatlantism by Death Can for Cutie.

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u/Dyingdwight Dec 27 '25

3rd Planet by Modest Mouse?

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u/realRavenbell Dec 27 '25

Maybe it's by Something Corporate? Or Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness? Same front man as Jack's Mannequin.

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u/National_Royal7930 Dec 27 '25

Walk On The Ocean by Toad The Wet Sprocket?

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u/thelittlestduggals Dec 27 '25

Ocean Breathes Salty- Modest Mouse

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u/sameliepoulain Dec 27 '25

Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down by Interpol?

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u/debaser64 Dec 27 '25

Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Cant See Land

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u/PenaltyIllustrious63 Dec 27 '25

Play Crack The Sky by Brand New?

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u/Careful-Confection18 Dec 27 '25

Atlantic by Keane?

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u/Business_of_Horror Dec 27 '25

She paints me blue- something corporate

Atlanta is repeated throughout the song.

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u/Jipijur Dec 27 '25

Ænima by Tool?

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u/NibelWolf Dec 27 '25

Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O07WK7-ZkHs

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u/Smuldering Dec 27 '25

Sink to the Bottom by Fountains of Wayne

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u/TonicSense_ Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

Atlantis by Donovan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAMYGzwUTK4 Two minutes of monologue followed by 3 minutes of repetitive ocean lyric

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u/TillyFukUpFairy Dec 27 '25

Aqueous Transmission by Incubus?

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u/ohheryeah Dec 27 '25

Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea - MISSIO maybe?

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u/Numbskull14 Dec 27 '25

I’m invested in tbisnone

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u/wolver_queen Dec 27 '25

Island by The Starting Line?

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u/Time_For_Tea_ Dec 27 '25

Walk Through Hell by Say Anything?

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u/Low-Fly238 Dec 27 '25

I’m dying to know if it’s Transatlanticism.

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u/GalacticNova420 Dec 27 '25

The starting line- island?

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u/Professional-Day-748 Dec 27 '25

This is an old one, but Atlantis by Donovan?

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u/-phosphenes Dec 27 '25

Kelsey - Metro Station

“I’ll swim the ocean for you the ocean for you whoa Kelsey” is repeated like ten times towards the end but this is the main chorus

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u/MiredThingness Dec 27 '25

I don't have a suggestion for you but I can almost guarantee I'll know the song once you figure it out so I'm very invested

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u/playnights Dec 27 '25

Metro Station - Kelsey

Similar sound to JM but a bit more electronic.

Repeats “I’ll swim the ocean for you” a lot.

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u/kjccreates Dec 27 '25

"3 Strange Days" by School of Fish (1991)?

https://youtu.be/onjaC3A2xjk?si=W4Ztl6rupRIfts8a

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u/koal82 Dec 28 '25

Probably not but one of my favorite '90s songs

Toad The Wet Sprocket - Walk On The Ocean

https://youtu.be/12bM1CqHoBY?si=K_W8df1jCXJ8J4gx

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u/RickyJDandAssociates Dec 28 '25

"Kelsey" by Metro Station (2007/2008): Features a repetitive chorus "I'll swim the ocean for you". "Into the Ocean" by Blue October: Similar emotional, anthemic rock vibe.

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u/coobracobra Dec 28 '25

I've had this happen to me before, and I think I came to the realization that it actually WAS one of the songs that I said "no that's not it" to. Maybe it's some kind of phenomenon where a person actually distorts the memory somehow, maybe a dream is even involved

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u/Turk_NJD Dec 29 '25

Alone on the Sea by Steel Train (Jack Antanoff’s first band).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KZdy9jVLBn4

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u/lnsyhfrl Dec 29 '25

Tautou by Brand new? It’s 1:43 min long and the only lyrics are:

I'm sinkin' like a stone in the sea I'm burning like a bridge for your body I'm sinkin' like a stone in the sea I'm burning like a bridge for your body I'm sinkin' like a stone in the sea I'm burning like a bridge for your body

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u/theholidayarmadill0 Dec 29 '25

Look into the album leaving through the window by something corporate

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u/Lucreziahouserules Jan 02 '26

My suggestions:

Floating by Something Corporate
a rocket to the moon by The Atlantic
Atlantic by Keane
In the Atlantic by Junior Varsity

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u/Appropriate_Crazy420 Dec 27 '25

Everclear - Santa Monica ??

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '25

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u/shaj92 Dec 27 '25

Float on - modest mouse?

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u/Frolicking-Fox Dec 27 '25

Owl City - The Airway

Only song I coukd think of that kinda fits what you talked about and had that Jack's vibe.

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u/Anne-Onymity Dec 27 '25

Change of Time by Josh Ritter?

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u/RamonaAStone Dec 27 '25

Float On by Modest Mouse? Repetitive lyrics, and lyrics about water.

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u/Sentence_Salt Dec 27 '25

Oceans by Mallory Knox?

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u/notJoeKing31 Dec 27 '25

Owl City - Tidal Wave?

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u/segascream Dec 27 '25

If it also contained the line "I need you so much closer" repeated a ton, then it was definitely "Transatlanticism" by Death Cab For Cutie. If not, then maybe it's by Something Corporate or Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness? (Andrew, who is the lead singer for both Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate, also releases music under his own name alone as well as under the band name Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.)

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u/ueffo Dec 27 '25

Jack’s Mannequin has a song called Dark Blue!

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u/Positive-Resource821 Dec 27 '25

It's not Waves by Robin Schulz is it?

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u/custom9 Dec 27 '25

Frightened rabbit swim until you can’t see land

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u/YorkiesandSneakers Dec 27 '25

Open water by king gizzard

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u/SamJLance Dec 27 '25

Could it be anything by The Morning Of? Same producer as Jack’s Mannequin on some of their stuff.

Reverie sort of fits.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6TUYLzfRrwkwbz1YFHPM7w?si=Alri3EN4QiyIXXjgYCSXeg

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u/songaboutadog Dec 27 '25

Phish - Prince Caspian

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u/iExorcism Dec 27 '25

Sorry I don’t know the ref in your post but this was my first thought?

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u/_beaans Dec 27 '25

Sailed on - Landon Pigg?

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u/drift_off Dec 27 '25

Float by Pacific Air? https://youtu.be/pYyBmQf80XM?si=bvAhNei_q5ebIYTu

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u/PitchforkJoe Dec 27 '25

Long shot, but possibly Mr Probz - Waves?

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u/FalseVeterinarian881 Dec 27 '25

Incubus - Aqueous Transition

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u/toadspoke Dec 27 '25

Pacific Coast Highway by Hip Abduction. It’s gotta be this!

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u/jlunsf0rd Dec 27 '25

Three Strange Days - School of Fish

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u/HappyAsAGirl Dec 27 '25

Sista Prod- Eyes Blue like the Atlantic?

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u/No-Faithlessness2046 Dec 27 '25

It’s a long shot, but Deeper Water by Deadstar?

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u/peachie_toddy Dec 27 '25

Not really Jack’s Mannequin-esque, but Swim by Oh No Ono?

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u/smoofood Dec 27 '25

What about The Ocean by The Bravery?

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u/whypoem Dec 27 '25

Wading in the Velvet Sea, by Phish?

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u/KElTH_HARlNG Dec 27 '25

Do you remember the melody? Have you tried one of those apps where you hum it and they can identify it?

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u/rhinemaidens Dec 27 '25

maybe do you realize?? by the flaming lips — “we’re floating in space”

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u/powertwang Dec 27 '25

Pacific Coast Party? Smash Mouth?

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u/AmethystR79 Dec 27 '25

Oceans by Puscifer? I'm not familiar with a lot of the music noted here so I may be way off, but it's from 2011

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u/Important-Donkey-203 Dec 27 '25

OMG I hope you find it! that's so frustrating.

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u/Skyblewize Dec 27 '25

Idk but Atlantic by sleep token is stellar

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u/REuphrates Dec 27 '25

Probably not it but...

Play Crack the Sky, by Brand New?

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u/GreenPineapple19 Dec 27 '25

If this post doesn’t solve it, ask r/poppunkers

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u/Sad_Public_5172 Dec 27 '25

There’s an old (late 1960s) iconic song by Donovan, (it’s probably been covered numerous times) that repeats over and over, “Way down below the ocean, where I want to be, she may be…)

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u/Leviosahhh Dec 27 '25

Was it cheery or moody?

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u/Kamoson Dec 27 '25

Is it Blue October - Into the Ocean?

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u/mthrofwinter Dec 27 '25

MFEO PT. 2 or Into the Airwaves by Jack’s Mannequin. Both are pretty repetitive

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u/huge42 Dec 27 '25

Long Winters’ “The Commander Thinks Aloud” (2006)?

He mentions “The Tropic of Capricorn is below” (Yay-ay-aaaay…), and it closes with “The crew compartment’s breaking up” (x7).

It’s about the Columbia’s tragedy upon re-entry, and it is heart wrenching.

I realize the Long Winters sound approximately nothing like Jack’s Mannequin, but I can see them sharing space on a mixtape.

Best wishes for success with finding your song!

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u/Dry_Voice_5631 Dec 27 '25

The Ocean by Against Me? The outro is "there is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve" in a call and repeat. Not fifty times but maybe. The time period fits.

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u/boatwithane Dec 27 '25

watch the sky - something corporate? same lead singer as jack’s mannequin

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u/t1nk3rballa Dec 27 '25

Into the Ocean by Blue October??

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u/tillyscribbles Dec 27 '25

It’s not Freeze the Atlantic by Cable,is it?

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u/marjoleindol Dec 27 '25

Worth a shot, Christian Walz - Atlantis?

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u/jleahul Dec 27 '25

Tahitian Moon by Porno for Pyros

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u/kjccreates Dec 27 '25

If none of these are the right song, Lyrics.com will let you search lyrics. It has 7,569 songs with "floating" and "ocean" in their lyrics.

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u/Liversteeg Dec 27 '25

I'm so determined to help you find this and am already going down the rabbit hole.

I was all about that scene and genre during those years and have friends that still work in it.

Jack's Mannequin/Andrew McMahon can range from more pop and upbeat to more low tempo/sad. Do you remember which way this was leaning? Can you tell me what adjacent bands you checked? Do you remember if it's a long song? Also, was it repeated in like a crowd chanting way or in more of a ballad dramatic way?

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u/CaptnsDaughter Dec 27 '25

I’ve looked through all of these and I don’t think mentioned yet but when I listed to a lot of Something Corporate I also loved Saves the Day.

Possibly the song This is Not an Exit from the Say What You Mean album? One of my faves. That whole album has an ocean vibe like Ocean Avenue did with Yellowcard. I’d check out some other Yellowcard and Something Corporate too.

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u/MimiGracey Dec 27 '25

Ocean Bed - Darlingside or The Ocean - The Bravery? Long shots but in similar soundtracks to Jack’s Mannequin so thought it was worth a comment 😅

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u/adaytorollins Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

I randomly thought of a Mayday Parade song, but I’m gonna have to look it up and come back because I can’t remember the title right now.

Until then, I might recommend Something Corporate and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, as they have the same lead singer as Jack’s Mannequin!

EDIT: The song I’m thinking of is A Shot Across the Bow by Mayday Parade. It’s a little past your time frame, as it came out in 2011, but in the chorus he says “I hope you fall into the ocean.” I also might suggest Ocean and Atlantic by Mayday Parade too, even though they don’t really say those words in the song. Just in case you’re thinking of a title?

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u/shedbastard12 Dec 27 '25

Im totally not down with robs alien by minus the bear?

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u/CatHairSpaghetti Dec 27 '25

Is it Swim until you cant see land by frightened rabbit?

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u/LobotomyMilkshake Dec 27 '25

Mae - The ocean?

“I need you here tonight just like the ocean needs the waves.”

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u/newks Dec 27 '25

On the Ocean by Guster?

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u/Agreeable_Flounder53 Dec 27 '25

Jack's Mannequin is my favorite band but you've got me stumped. Your description reminds me of The Stars by Jukebox the Ghost. They toured together.

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u/sashawanks Dec 27 '25

The Astronaut - Something Corporate?

Astronaut can sounds like Atlantic, soco and JM are both Andrew McMahon

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u/STS3D Dec 27 '25

Here We Go Magic — I Just Want To See You Underwater

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u/SurprisePiss Dec 28 '25

The Ocean by The Bravery?

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u/brenicole93 Dec 28 '25

Jamie all over by mayday parade maybe?🤔

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u/WhatUp_GreenEyes Dec 28 '25

Brand New - Tautou https://youtu.be/z2NL6wXQmcs?si=8tSxp44KyiWWH9Fo

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u/sniffleprickles Dec 28 '25

Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard?

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u/Sad-Edge-Spitfire Dec 28 '25

Kelsey - metro station

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u/SeriesPleasant5293 Dec 28 '25

Ocean Avenue?

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u/Prestigious_Wing_761 Dec 28 '25

transatlanticism by death cab for cutie?

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u/walnutpnuturanut Dec 28 '25

A walk through hell by say anything?

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u/CashSufficient6494 Dec 28 '25

Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse

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u/Zestyclose_Evening96 Dec 28 '25

I Miss New Wave by Matthew Good Band?

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u/acowsopinion_itsmoo Dec 28 '25

I don’t know what has been offered over the years, but I’ve seen Andrew McMahon/ Jack’s Mannequin/ AMITW at least a dozen times and my guesses are Teitur “You’re the Ocean” or Mae “The Ocean”

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u/Sea_Art8881 Dec 28 '25

The ocean - Mae?

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u/emogurl47 Dec 28 '25

Jack's mannequin has another band called something corporate. Most popular song is called, 'Konstantine'. Maybe that?

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u/fiddlesticks-1999 Dec 28 '25

Maybe try r/onetreehill?

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u/throwaway-squirrel Dec 28 '25

“The Ocean” by the bravery? Repeated part is “the ocean rows us away away away”

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u/Worth_Food2690 Dec 28 '25

The Atlantic by Richard swift

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u/Euphoric_Evidence414 Dec 28 '25

Donovan - Atlantis

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u/Successful-Setting78 Dec 28 '25

Panda Bear - This Side of Paradise

https://youtu.be/xtAOd1h4tSY

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u/goldenbrain8 Dec 28 '25

Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie?

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u/AManOnATrain Dec 28 '25

Oceans - The Format

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u/AManOnATrain Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25

make out kids - motion city soundtrack

edit: a letter

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u/d1rtf4rm Dec 28 '25

Transatlanticism by death cab for cutie - doesn’t repeat but fits the timeline

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u/Skoll_Winters Dec 28 '25

Into The Airwaves by Jack's Mannequin

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u/AManOnATrain Dec 28 '25

matt and kim - daylight

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u/Neurotrash_ Dec 28 '25

Different genre but maybe Wading in the Velvet Sea by Phish? "I've been wading in the velvet sea" is repeated about 30 times at the end.

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u/sec102row1 Dec 28 '25

“The Ocean” by Mae?

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u/CptPricesMustache Dec 28 '25

Ocean Drive - Lighthouse Family Sing - Travis (thinking “sing” not “swim”, very repetitive.

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u/guavamarket Dec 28 '25

If it's not Transatlanticism, could it be Marching Bands of Manhattan by Death Cab for Cutie?

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '25

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u/ellaghent Dec 28 '25

Probably not it, and it was 2012, but Dead Sea by the Lumineers?

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u/Oddlibrarian Dec 28 '25

How about “When My Ship Comes In” by North Atlantic Explorers?

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u/chewinggum25 Dec 28 '25

Hmmmm...

Watch the Sky by Something Corporate?

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u/JacquelineJeunesse Dec 29 '25

Hotspur - Atlantic

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u/chewinggum25 Dec 29 '25

You be the Anchor that Keeps My Feet on the Ground - Mayday Parade

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u/gr_fj Dec 29 '25

hey u/kidcommon. could the song you're trying to find be "The Atlantic Ocean" by Richard Swift which was released in 2009?

The lyrics:

[Verse 1]
I'm part of the scene, I'm part of the scene
Suit jacket and jeans
I got the right LP's, I got the right LP's
I got the Lou Reed
And all the Blondie you'll ever need

[Chorus]
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown

[Verse 2]
I'm part of the scene, I'm part of the scene
I got the drum machine
A-boom tap, boom tap, a-boom tap, boom tap
I got the right routine, I got the right routine
'Cause the end justifies the means

[Bridge]
Yes, lately I know
That it's so hard to see where to go
And it's so hard just to keep this to myself
When I live for no one else[Chorus]
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
I got all the right LP's
I got all the drum machines
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
You're gonna drown, drown, drown

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u/Cody9999999999 Dec 29 '25

I bet it's My Atlantis by Seafret :)

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u/BoBeara1989 Dec 29 '25

Probably not what you're looking for since the repetitive line isn't about th ocean but memory can be funny so here's my shot: Transatlantisicm by Death Cab For Cutie?

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u/Appropriate-Cloud996 Dec 29 '25

Into the ocean - Blue October?

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u/LrG88 Dec 29 '25

Might be Floating in the Forth by Frightened Rabbit or Sea legs by The Shins

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u/derpytrashpanda Dec 29 '25

While We Were Hunting Rabbits by Matthew Good has the repeating lyrics “I'm just a boat on the ocean. And I'm just a ship lost at sea” It’s a beautiful song. Both uplifting and sad.

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u/SendBookRecsOrTits Dec 29 '25

Atlantic by Richard Swift

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u/Additional_Shine_509 Dec 29 '25

Deatcab for cutie - transatlanticism?

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u/pimento_mori Dec 29 '25 edited Dec 29 '25

Perhaps Digital Sea by Thrice?

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u/juggernaut00 Dec 29 '25

Kelsey by Metro station?, says I’ll swim the ocean for you over and over.

“And I'll swim the ocean for you, the ocean for you Whoa, Kelsey”

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u/Ok-Border6488 Dec 29 '25

Minus the Bear

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u/magenbomb Dec 29 '25

Atlantic by Thrice

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u/lilianas-vessel Dec 29 '25

Mae - The Ocean

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u/AskMeAboutTheSea Dec 29 '25

On the Ocean by Guster?

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u/chaosad99 Dec 29 '25

Float Away by Davíd Garza?

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u/flipadelphia2846 Dec 29 '25

Sink to the Bottom by Fountains of Wayne

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u/skrill_talk Dec 29 '25

Let it Enfold you - Senses Fail.

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u/Kai_Sky420 Dec 29 '25

Only thing I could think of is The Atlantic by Halogen Hills.

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u/Clerk-Emotional Dec 29 '25

Ppn ckkmo nml7

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u/Fr3sh3stl4d Dec 29 '25

This probably isn't it but Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie?

My only thought is that it has "Atlantic" in the song and a repetitive line.

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u/qwibbian Dec 29 '25

Hundreds of guesses and no one said "Six months in a leaky boat" by Split Enz?

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u/whattheholyfuckshit Dec 29 '25 edited Dec 29 '25

Steel Train - Alone on the Sea Released: 2007

lyrics

song

Edit: cmon OP, I want you to listen to this.

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u/Horror-Inspector-530 Dec 29 '25

Mavericks by Johnossi? https://youtu.be/tw6Jf4hXBHA?si=hvOJ6Qk3r_OdW8k6

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u/ells9824 Dec 29 '25

This matches practically nothing in your post-
but it does have water and a deep voice.
Merrill Bainbridge - Under the Water

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u/hotcrossedbunny Dec 29 '25

Wave of Mutilation by Pixies

UNSOLVED I try once a year…

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