Erik Hårdstedt - Going west Lyrics

I lay awake in worries about my designated crew
Despite the signs of land we have
The courageous ones are few
They sit around in circles whenever they're awake
Complaining they will never see the Spanish coast again
It's insanity and suicide to persist in going west
The madness of this foreigner will lead us to our death
Its true that i have lied to them about how many leagues we've sailed
Our guardian angels only know just how much remains
I was told last night at supper by my few last trusted men
That they plan to throw me overboard and sail back while they can
Since i'm not a country man, little will be asked
My quadrat and the northern star will take care of the rest
The stars began to spin around in the dark Bermuda night
We were entering a different world and land was not in sight
The stars were spinning round and round in the dark Bermuda night
We were entering a different world and land was not in sight
Alonso is the answer and his support among the men
He's the greatest mariner i've known but he wants the honor for himself
Last night I was astonished that the needle in the rose
Had shifted from the polar star to the archer with his bow
It filled my crew with terror that our only safe retreat
From that vast and trackless ocean was taken from our fleet
We were further from the old world than anyone before
Mutiny was in the air near the Hispaniola shores
Back then i didn't realize that landing on those shores
Would close the last remaining gap and open up a door
That was closed in ancient times when the seas began to rise
And stranded a genetic branch in an unknown paradise
Tribal wars technology and infectious diseases
Were some among the gifts we brought but the greatest thing must be
The rejoining of two branches of the human family
And up until this very day we breed across that sea
I was a dick I don't deny I was guided by my pride
But like pawns in evolutions game I was taken on this ride