The Ocean Lyrics

Lyric discussion by katreva 

Cover art for The Ocean lyrics by Dar Williams

I feel like this is the song of someone deeply in love with a physical place- in this case, the ocean. It's a kind of unrequited, innocent love. Throughout this song, the narrator begins to understand that her childlike infatuation and oneness with the ocean keeps her from human love. She strives to reconcile her two loves, but can't change her natural inclination towards the ocean: "it's where we came from, you know, and sometimes I just want to go back".

I love this song and Dar's passion in singing it (particularly the afforementioned line).