Another Shoreline
Navigating Destiny's Horizon: A Tale of New Beginnings
Lyrics
Now the shoreline lies before us
Anticipation of reaching a new shore or destination.
As our ship's bow ploughs into port
Describing the ship's arrival at the port.
To a new land where new life
Expectation of a new life in the unfamiliar land.
Fills the bewildered milling quayside
People bustling around the port, embracing the new life.
Where staring strangers are gathered there to greet us
Strangers eagerly welcoming the newcomers.
A new dawn, another shoreline
Repetition emphasizes the significance of a new beginning.
A new dawn, another shoreline
-A new dawn, another shoreline
-A new dawn, another shoreline
-Fate saved our souls as we braved
Survival against challenges, symbolized by "Roaring gales and sea-monsters' jaws."
Roaring gales and sea-monsters' jaws
Overcoming obstacles that threatened to consume them.
Which strove to swallow us whole
-But now lie lost in our wake
-Across the aching ocean acres guilty of taking us
The ocean, once a threat, is now left behind, with guilt for its attempt to take them away.
Kidnapped, press ganged, forever from our homes
Reference to being forcibly taken from their homes.
A new dawn, another shoreline
Repetition underscores the significance of a new beginning.
A new dawn, another shoreline
-A new dawn, another shoreline
-A new dawn, another shoreline
-And so her shoreline hauls us all in
The new land's influence, drawing them in like a catch of fish.
Like some fresh catch of netted fish
Metaphor for the allure and capture of the new land.
And we will soon forget our former homes, lost histories
Acknowledging the inevitability of forgetting past homes and histories.
Stolen loves and lives
Losses suffered, including loves and lives.
But we will build ourselves a better time
Commitment to building a better future in the new land.
Beneath this discovered canopy of alien stars
Adapting to the unfamiliar, symbolized by "canopy of alien stars."
And anchor ourselves firmly in this new found land
Establishing a secure presence in the newfound home.
A new dawn, another shoreline
Repetition reinforces the theme of a new beginning on the shoreline.
A new dawn, another shoreline
-A new dawn, another shoreline
-A new dawn, another shoreline
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