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Antarctica Lyrics
Long before I ever saw
The frost upon your face
I was haunted by your beauty
And it drew me to this place
I felt the chill of mystery
With one foot on your shore
And then and there resolved to go
Where no man had before
Maybe I was snowblind
But it seemed the wind spoke true
And I believed its stories then
As dreamers sometimes do
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
Who knows what the powers may be
That cause a man to go
Mindless of the dangers
Out across the virgin snow
Seduced by this ambition
I easily forget
The hopeless quest of Shackleton
The dreamlike death of Scott
In Antarctica
In Antarcita
Maybe I was snowblind
But it seemed the wind spoke true
And I believed its stories then
As dreamers sometimes do
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
Maybe I was snowblind
Perhaps it sapped my will
But something of my innocence
Is wandering there still
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
The frost upon your face
I was haunted by your beauty
And it drew me to this place
With one foot on your shore
And then and there resolved to go
Where no man had before
But it seemed the wind spoke true
And I believed its stories then
As dreamers sometimes do
In Antarctica
That cause a man to go
Mindless of the dangers
Out across the virgin snow
I easily forget
The hopeless quest of Shackleton
The dreamlike death of Scott
In Antarcita
But it seemed the wind spoke true
And I believed its stories then
As dreamers sometimes do
In Antarctica
Perhaps it sapped my will
But something of my innocence
Is wandering there still
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
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Al is using an extended metaphor of antarctic exploration to seeking out a lover. Like Antarctica, a person not interested in someone who is seeking a lover can be quite frigid and uncaring. Sir Henry Shackleton and Robert Scott were antarctic explorers in the early 20th century. Scott was a naval officer who dreamed of reaching the south pole for England. Unfortunately, Roald Adminson beat him there, and Scott found this out after reaching the pole. On the way back, Scott died, and suddenly became a British hero.Sir Henry Shakelton climbed Mount Erebus in Antarctica, and was knighted for this achievement. He made it as far south as the 83rd parallel, which was a record for its time. However, both men were heavily in debt and died broke.