The Whale
Journey of a Lost Soul: The Whale's Wisdom
Lyrics
Lost and afraid, a few leagues below
Feeling lost and fearful, deep underwater.
The current's strength had me caught in its flow
Trapped in the powerful current's force.
Firmly tossing around
Objects being tossed around forcefully.
Drifting knots without peeping a sound
Objects drifting without making a sound.
Then it came from afar
A distant creature, wise and solemn, appears.
A solemn creature as wise as the stars
The narrator gains courage to speak to the creature.
I found the courage to say
The narrator addresses the creature as a gentle giant, seeking guidance.
Gentle giant, can you show me the way?
The creature, possibly a whale, is asked to show the way.
Hey there, wanderer lost in your way
A call to a wanderer who is lost and drifting aimlessly.
Flowing aimlessly day by day
Describing the aimless wandering of the lost individual.
I've traveled the blue for two hundred years
The creature reveals having traveled the sea for two centuries.
Seen the broad of man shed blood and tears
Witnessed the struggles and conflicts of humanity.
As you travel alone
Advice to remember the guiding winds while traveling alone.
Just remember the winds that will sail you home
A reminder that familiar places await after the journey.
To the same old cove
Returning to a familiar cove after the travels.
Well, that's a lot to take in
Narrator expresses overwhelm at the information received.
My ears are ringing, oh, say it again
The narrator wants the wise creature to repeat the information.
I'm a little confused
Confusion about the vastness of the ocean and the ease of losing land.
The ocean's vast and land's easy to lose
Expressing the difficulty of navigating the vast ocean.
As I aimlessly roam
Admitting the clear distance from home during aimless wandering.
It's rather clear that I'm far from my home
Being stranded below the surface.
Stranded below
Request to return to the known world.
Send me back to the world that I know
The creature suggests the narrator's mistake is youth.
Well, young soul, that's your one mistake
Reflecting on the consequences of the narrator's journey.
Looking back through the trail of your wake
Life's cycles and the fall of civilizations are mentioned.
Life spins circles and castles fall
Highlighting the pain experienced in the vastness of life.
Many ache in the vast of it all
Encouragement to look within for liberation in the moment.
If you look to your soul
Freeing oneself from the familiar but limiting surroundings.
In the moment you'll finally free your hold
Emphasis on self-discovery and release.
From the same old cove
Returning to the mentioned familiar cove.
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