I first heard this song when I was about 21. I was living in Hawaii, my roommates and I were growing weed in a spare bedroom when that could still get you into a lot of trouble), and it was trim day. We were all sitting in my one roommate's and he had Morcheeba's Big Calm on vinyl. We were smoking, getting contact high from the kief that was slowly turning our fingers green, there was a tropical breeze coming in through the jalousie windows, and it was a snapshot moment of my life.
At the time I was working a simple job that allowed for plenty of recreational time, which I usually spent snorkeling somewhere on the island. I went through a lot of phases on the island, and then a lot more when I got back to the mainland, but this song stuck with me through it all. The water is a part of me just as much as this song is. If you look at my wishlist, you can see my big asks are mostly related to surfing. I take my paddleboard out as much as possible, and as soon as I get a better wetsuit and booties I'm going to try paddle-surfing on the Oregon coast.