Maybe the lovers are geographically separated because one has gone away on holiday or business - in which case "oceans apart" might be literal.
Or maybe they are just on a break from each other, in which case the "oceans apart" is a metaphor for the emotional separation. He wants to get back together, but there's an overriding sense of needing to let the break run its course. I've felt this myself while torn apart from a special friend.
This song is ambiguous in an interesting way.
Maybe the lovers are geographically separated because one has gone away on holiday or business - in which case "oceans apart" might be literal.
Or maybe they are just on a break from each other, in which case the "oceans apart" is a metaphor for the emotional separation. He wants to get back together, but there's an overriding sense of needing to let the break run its course. I've felt this myself while torn apart from a special friend.