The Ocean
Forgive-Me-Not Lyrics


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Never had a desire to live
Never had to love and believe
Never thought that you are so cruel
Never had my mind so cool
Never shared my wisdom before
Never got all I've looked for
Never lost the life harmony
Never been but I wanted to be
The ocean of your eyes

I wander around your shore of life
And see there dying people
They ask my night to share with them forever...oh! never

Never shown my sympathy
Never loved my enemies
Never heard fabulous sounds
Never let somebody down
Never played fanciful games
Never stood under the rain
Never charmed my destiny
Never been but I wanted to be
The ocean of your eyes

I wander around your shore of life
And see there dying people
They ask my night to share with them forever...oh! never
The waves of your ocean held me here
I have to choose: to live or to die
Birds fly above the waves of fear
They disappear every night

I wander around your shore of life




And see there dying people
They ask my night to share with them forever...oh! Never...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Forgive-Me-Not's song "The Ocean" explore the idea of regret and missed opportunities. The singer begins by reflecting on their life and acknowledging that they had never desired to live or love anyone. They also talk about feeling cool and detached, which suggests a sense of emotional numbness. They lament that they never shared their wisdom or found everything they were looking for - it's as though they feel they wasted their potential. The chorus focuses on the idea of the ocean of someone's eyes, which seems to be a metaphor for deep emotional connection that the singer never achieved.


As the song progresses, the singer describes wandering around the shore of someone's life and seeing dying people who ask to share their night forever. This could be interpreted as a reference to death, or perhaps a more metaphorical sense of missing out on meaningful connections with others. The singer reflects on never having shown sympathy or loved their enemies, as well as never experiencing the joy of fanciful games or the beauty of nature.


The final verse introduces a sense of choice, as the singer acknowledges being held by the waves of someone's ocean and needing to choose whether to live or die. The symbolism of birds flying above the waves of fear and disappearing every night seems to suggest the transience of life and the inevitability of change. Ultimately, the singer concludes that they will never choose to share their night with the dying people on the shore - they seem resigned to a life of regret.


Line by Line Meaning

Never had a desire to live
I've never felt motivated to live my life to the fullest


Never had to love and believe
I've never felt the need to love or trust anyone


Never thought that you are so cruel
I never imagined that you would be so heartless


Never had my mind so cool
I've never felt so calm and collected in my thoughts


Never shared my wisdom before
I've never shared my insights with anyone else


Never got all I've looked for
I've never obtained everything I've been searching for


Never lost the life harmony
I've never experienced a loss of balance in my life


Never been but I wanted to be the ocean of your eyes
I've always wanted to be the embodiment of your gaze, but have never had the opportunity


I wander around your shore of life
I roam your existence aimlessly


And see there dying people
I witness the tragedies and losses that people experience


They ask my night to share with them forever...oh! never
They expect me to join them in their agony, but I refuse


Never shown my sympathy
I've never demonstrated compassion towards others


Never loved my enemies
I've never been able to love those who oppose or harm me


Never heard fabulous sounds
I've never been exposed to beautiful or otherworldly sounds


Never let somebody down
I've never disappointed or betrayed anyone


Never played fanciful games
I've never indulged in imaginative or frivolous activities


Never stood under the rain
I've never been caught in a downpour


Never charmed my destiny
I've never influenced or altered my fate


The waves of your ocean held me here
The tumultuous emotions within your being have trapped me indefinitely


I have to choose: to live or to die
I must decide whether to endure the pain or succumb to it


Birds fly above the waves of fear
Birds glide above the suffocating terror that engulfs us


They disappear every night
They vanish into the darkness each evening




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