How Deep Is The Ocean
Chick Corea (Akoustic Band) Lyrics


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How much do I love you?
I'll tell you no lie
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?

How many times a day do I think of you?
How many roses are sprinkled with dew?
How far would I travel
To be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?

And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?

How far would I travel
To be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?

And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?




How high is the sky?
How high is the sky?

Overall Meaning

The song "How Deep is the Ocean" by Chick Corea is a love ballad that emphasizes the depth of the singer's love for their partner. The lyrics repeat the same question, "How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?" to indicate that their love is immeasurable and infinite. Each verse asks a specific question about how much the singer loves their partner, and each time the answer is the same: their love is boundless and cannot be measured by anything in the natural world.


The first verse asks how much the singer loves their partner and they reply with the same question, "How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?" The second verse quantifies their love by asking how many times a day they think of their partner and how many roses are sprinkled with dew. The third verse considers distance and the singer asks how far they would travel to be with their partner or to reach a star, implying that the distance is not an obstacle to their love. The final verse acknowledges the possibility of the relationship ending and asks how much the singer would cry if they ever lost their partner, with the answer being the same as always: their love is immeasurable.


Overall, the song effectively conveys the depth and vastness of the singer's love for their partner, using poetic and visual language to illustrate the breadth of their emotions.


Line by Line Meaning

How much do I love you?
I am trying to express the depths of my love for you.


I'll tell you no lie
I promise to be truthful in my expression of love.


How deep is the ocean?
I am comparing the vastness of the ocean to the depth of my love.


How high is the sky?
I am contrasting the infinite nature of the sky with the depth of my love.


How many times a day do I think of you?
I cannot stop thinking about you throughout the day and night.


How many roses are sprinkled with dew?
I am trying to express the countless, unquantifiable aspects of my love.


How far would I travel
I am willing to go to great lengths to be near you.


To be where you are?
My ultimate goal is to be with you.


How far is the journey
I am acknowledging that the distance to you may be great, but it is worth it.


From here to a star?
I am using the metaphor of traveling to a star to express the great distance between us.


And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
I cannot imagine losing you, it would bring me to tears.


How deep is the ocean?
Again, I am comparing the vastness of the ocean to the depth of my love.


How high is the sky?
I am contrasting the infinite nature of the sky with the depth of my love.


How high is the sky?
I am repeating this line for emphasis on the idea of the vastness of my love.




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Written by: IRVING BERLIN

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Comments from YouTube:

Randall Peñaranda Mora

Definitivamente tres genios de la escena jazzística. RIP Chick.

Glen Horn

There can’t be any finer musicians than your guys man. Chick, you have picked the best you have man! God bless!

Ingvar Tautra

Great! Three awesome musicians

Glen Horn

Awesome, awesome percussion Bro. David! God richly bless you awesome talent man!!!

Alfredo Remus

Maravilloso!!!

drumtwo4seven

11:14 - 11:15 that low pitch percussive piano lick 🎹😋 was tasty 👍

Amadeo Galdino

8:45 i was working while listening to this moment and opened a big smile. then i checked the video and Chick does smile like "i just got this moment right". i agree with him, he got it damn right

Steffen Brix

Just insane.... Weckl is unbelievable

Ricardo Castellar

Better than Neil Peart...

Steffen Brix

@Ricardo Castellar there really is no better... but...yes...of course 😊👍

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