the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ big) (JJ metaphorical) (NN wave)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NN life)))))) (, --) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB wherever)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (PRP you)))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (JJ ) (NN )) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT )) (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NN )))))) (, ) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB )) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (PRP )))))))