This Old Blue World
Navigating the Unknown: Tales of Love and Courage
Lyrics
I'm a stranger here
I feel like an outsider in this place
Nobody knows me
I'm not known or recognized by anyone
Or what I've done
My past actions and experiences are a mystery to others
If I go back now
If I return now, I risk losing everything
I lose it all
If I retreat, I give up on everything I've worked for
Turn in my tail and run
I'll surrender and run away from my challenges
We carve out
We create and shape our own love
Our own love
Continuation of the theme of personal agency in love
If I built a ship
If I construct a vessel
Anywhere I could take it
I can take it anywhere
To the wide open seas
Especially to the vast and open seas
And with fair weather
With favorable conditions
And stars to guide
Guided by stars
Wind in our sails
Wind in our sails, suggesting progress and direction
We'd carve out
We create and shape our own world
Our own world
Continuation of the theme of personal agency in shaping one's reality
Water water all around
Symbolic reference to the vastness of challenges or opportunities
Do you ever go out?
Question about exploring and understanding oneself
Do you know who you are down here?
Reflecting on personal identity in this environment
It's a matter of sand
Life is a matter of perseverance and endurance
It's the grit and the friction man
Highlighting challenges and conflicts as essential components of life
Takes the weight of an ocean
The difficulties and burdens comparable to the weight of an ocean
At the bottom of a dangerous world
Describing a perilous or challenging world
To make a pearl
Symbolic imagery of enduring hardships to achieve something valuable
To make a pearl
Reiteration of the challenging process to create something precious
To make pearl
Repetition emphasizing the effort and time it takes to create something valuable
So here at the end
At the conclusion of this challenging world
At the end of this old blue world
At the end of difficulties or hardships
At the edge of the map
At the limits of familiarity or exploration
There's no turning back
No possibility of reversing the course
We've been here before
Having faced similar situations before
Stood at this door
Having stood at a critical point or decision in the past
What are we waiting for?
A sense of urgency or anticipation for action
We carve out
We create and shape our own lives
Our own lives
Final emphasis on personal responsibility in determining one's destiny
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