Discover the story of the song > Oceans Are Forming Demo – Alt J

The protagonist is describing the smell of fires burning in San Francisco from his window. He can hear the gardener calling from the garden and he finds a note left by a friend who writes about lovers being afraid to love. The protagonist also feels like his body is not his own and he watches time reversing over a garden. The song ends by repeating the phrase "oceans are forming" several times.