Embrace of the Endless Ocean Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dividendsofzero 

Cover art for Embrace of the Endless Ocean lyrics by Amon Amarth

Amazing song.

Seems obvious from the lyrics that the man in the song recently gained freedom from being a galley slave (hence free at last from whip and oar). On his journey home, a storm hits and sinks his vessel and he drowns in the ocean.

Heartbreaking.