In The Surface Of The Worldsea
Ideas Lyrics

I'm waking up, I'm again just on my own,
I am stirring from sleep and find myself alone, swaying on the fresh waves, watching the vibrant sunset--My reflection stretches far out into the horizon.

Swinging on the fresh foam by myself,
I am out at sea, moving with the rhythmic motion of the waves beneath me, isolated and solitary on my raft.

And looking at the red sunset,
I contemplate the beauty of the painted sky, the sun setting and casting its final rays into the water--the horizon is alive with color.

My reflection sneaks to the distance.
I observe my own likeness, stretching out and fading into the horizon, a faint image that is difficult to perceive.

The raft tears with me,
My raft is falling apart, I feel disjointed and uneasy, unsure of my fate and my future--I am nervous.

I wonder where I will touch land.
I am unsure where my voyage will take me, where I will find a new destination, a new home--the unknown lies ahead.

I'm passing through the world, while I'm
I am traversing the world, trying to find my companions, the people who can help to ease my sense of isolation--yet my connections to other people are fleeting.

Looking for my mates but people fade away in a flash
I search for companionship and support, but am discouraged by the constant disappearances of others whom I encounter on my journey, as they fleetingly appear in my life before vanishing again.

I can never get answer to my questions?
Despite my search for answers and understanding, I am never able to find a satisfactory explanation to my queries, my doubts and my fears--Wisdom eludes me.

The whole world tears with me,
I feel as though the entire world is accompanying me on my journey, experiencing the thrills and the tribulations with me--I am not alone in my struggles.

But I feel I touch land right away.
Though I have been adrift for some period of time, I maintain a sense of optimism and hope, sensing that my journey will come to an end soon and that land is within reach.

The region is getting colder,
As time passes and I continue to travel, I can sense the temperature dropping, and feel the chill setting in--the cold is starting to numb me.

And my body's growing stiff slowing down,
My physical body is losing mobility, growing inflexible, and the speed of my progress is slowing to a crawl--I am becoming trapped.

Life almost stops,
My existence is getting harder to deal with, I am frozen in time, there seems to be no progress--I am stuck.

Just my brain rattles on.
In this static existence, confined to my raft, it is only my mind that is active, and it is swirling with its own complex and never-ending thoughts--I am overwhelmed by my own mind.

Thoughts fly in me
As my brain continues to churn, I am bombarded with a flurry of different ideas, visions and memories--there is no quiet within me.

I'm cold, and the loneliness pains
The isolation and the emptiness that I am experiencing is causing me sadness and heartache--I am in emotional pain.

Now black twilight's falling on me
As the day turns to night, a darkness descends upon me and I am forced to confront the prospect of nighttime--the world becomes inhospitable again.

But I trust in taking fire here!
Despite the darkness, I retain a sense of optimism and hope, in the form of the light that will come with the next sunrise and might help to guide my journey--I will keep moving forward.