An ice crystal ocean as far as the eye can see
And when I listen closely the silence speaks to me
And while I listen closely - a peaceful majesty
An old scenic painting from a time beyond the floes of ice
And when you watch it closely a beauty takes the lead
And while you watch it closely - it's sunken in the sea
[The painting "Das Eismeer" (= "The Ocean of Ice") from Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) gave some inspiration to this song.]
But where to find? But where to find?
Where is this ocean? Where is this sea of ice?
A quiet distant ocean dressed in divine simplicity
And though I listen closely - where might it be?
And while I listen closely
[Miriams whispering voice sings "quiet melancholy" parallel to the next line.]
starting to happen ...
But where to find? But where to find?
Guide me. Ocean of ice
So won't you guide me? Ocean of ice
Please won't you guide me. Ocean of ice
Please won't you guide me?
In ageless ice
Pulling me under
To life
[whispering: "yeah"]
And when I listen closely the silence speaks to me
And while I listen closely - a peaceful majesty
An old scenic painting from a time beyond the floes of ice
And when you watch it closely a beauty takes the lead
And while you watch it closely - it's sunken in the sea
[The painting "Das Eismeer" (= "The Ocean of Ice") from Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) gave some inspiration to this song.]
But where to find? But where to find?
Where is this ocean? Where is this sea of ice?
A quiet distant ocean dressed in divine simplicity
And though I listen closely - where might it be?
And while I listen closely
[Miriams whispering voice sings "quiet melancholy" parallel to the next line.]
starting to happen ...
But where to find? But where to find?
Guide me. Ocean of ice
So won't you guide me? Ocean of ice
Please won't you guide me. Ocean of ice
Please won't you guide me?
In ageless ice
Pulling me under
To life
[whispering: "yeah"]