I love this song so much. Ani's voice is strong, the music fits the lyrics perfectly, everything is in its place.
I think it's about sadness so overwhelming it seems you have to fake or fool yourself to survive. And when you fake happiness, you often look too happy - too loud, too noisy, too taking-up-space. Just because it doesn't seem possible to get over the 'ocean', and you don't want to hurt the people around you by talking.
Not everybody is ready to go the promised land. Some of us are trying to get to the next day. :)
I love this song so much. Ani's voice is strong, the music fits the lyrics perfectly, everything is in its place.
I think it's about sadness so overwhelming it seems you have to fake or fool yourself to survive. And when you fake happiness, you often look too happy - too loud, too noisy, too taking-up-space. Just because it doesn't seem possible to get over the 'ocean', and you don't want to hurt the people around you by talking.
Not everybody is ready to go the promised land. Some of us are trying to get to the next day. :)