The Wanderer
Daniel Walker Lyrics

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Let me go where the wind will go,
let it take me over southern shores,
I will ride on the ocean air,
I will travel across ice and foam,
far from home.
And where no road will take you,
where few have gone before,
it's far beyond the ice-floe far below

where my spirit calls.
Antarctic land! land of unearthly light,

where pale horizon escapes eternal night.
Wumara, warawara

Overall Meaning

The Wanderer by Daniel Walker is a song about a person who yearns to travel and explore the world, where the wind will take them. The lyrics "let me go where the wind will go," reflects a desire to be free and unrestricted by societal norms or expectations. The wanderer embraces the unpredictable nature of life and is ready to take on any challenges or obstacles that come their way, signified by the line "I will ride on the ocean air, I will travel across ice and foam, far from home."

The chorus of the song takes us to a place that is unknown, a place where only a few have gone before. The lyric, "where no road will take you," could be interpreted as being beyond physical boundaries and borders, and exploring the inner self. The wanderer seeks to find something within themselves and bring it out into the world, hinted in the line "where my spirit calls." The second verse, "Antarctic land! land of unearthly light, where pale horizon escapes eternal night. Wumara, warawara," could be interpreted as the wanderer's ultimate destination, a place that symbolically represents personal enlightenment or spiritual awakening.

Overall, the song reflects the human desire for adventure and the unknown, to explore and discover what lies beyond the horizon. It encourages resilience, embracing the unknown, and having faith in oneself to overcome any obstacles along the way.

Line by Line Meaning

Let me go where the wind will go,
Allow me to journey wherever the wind takes me.

let it take me over southern shores,
Let the wind transport me to the southern shores.

I will ride on the ocean air,
I will soar on the breeze above the ocean.

I will travel across ice and foam,
I will venture across the ice and the waves.

far from home.
I will go on this journey far from my homeland.

And where no road will take you,
This place is where no path leads.

where few have gone before,
Very few have ever traveled to this destination.

it's far beyond the ice-floe far below
It is located farther than the ice-floe in the depths beneath.

where my spirit calls.
This is where my soul yearns to be.

Antarctic land! land of unearthly light,
This is the Antarctic land, an otherworldly place aglow with light.

where pale horizon escapes eternal night.
The pale horizon eludes the eternal darkness of this land.