The Open Sea - To think for yourself is to cast off — but the open sea doesn't forgive every hull.

"The Open Sea" Performance: Christian Hoym Text & Composition: Andreas Schönemann Label: Hand & Code Records LYRICS [Verse 1] Charts all stopped at the same short line— past it, only the word "unknown." Ships stayed docked for a hundred years, rot in wood, salt in rope. [Pre-Chorus] They told us the edge was the end of the world. The edge wasn't—just the edge of the map. [Chorus] Now the sea, our sea, lies open, wider than it's ever been. Gratitude, astonishment, waiting— Cast off, make sail. Cast off, make sail. [Verse 2] No captain signed the order. No treaty moved the line. One morning fog just wasn't there, the whole horizon changed its mind. [Chorus] Now the sea, our sea, lies open, wider than it's ever been. Gratitude, astonishment, waiting— Cast off, make sail. Cast off, make sail. [Bridge] Not brighter but further. Some call it "new dawn," we just call it "room." There never was such an open sea— you only know by how far you can see. [Call-Back] Such n' open sea. [Final Chorus] Now the sea, our sea, lies open, wider than it's ever been. Gratitude, astonishment, waiting— Cast off, make sail. Cast off, make sail. [Outro] Cast off, make sail. Cast off, make sail— #ChristianHoym #TheOpenSea #ConceptAlbum