The World Lies Before Us

"The World Lies Before Us" is a song from the Jeltiri musical Amends, written and composed by Creedo the Songsmith. It is sung by the chorus and the protagonist Rilios the Sailor, who is introduced during the bridge.

Lyrics

To the tune of "Silver" by the Grey Havens

[CHORUS]

Ohh, ohh

Ohh, ohh

We’ve been sailing these waves of silver,

And it’s such a stunning thing

With the sea beneath us, shining

The whole world lies before us and we’ll sing,

Ohh, ohh

Ohh, ohh

[QUARION]

In the country that we came from,

There’s not really much to see

[CAPTAIN XENAPHARIO]

But we hear these tales of lands of old,

Where strength still lives and people there are free

[CHORUS]

Ohh, ohh

Ohh, ohh

We will cross any water any water,

And as we sail, our conviction just grows stronger,

We’ll one day know all that we can be

To one another and the endless sea

Now we're gathering all our stories that

Our children will one day hear

Tales of fearsome beasts and mighty gales

And perils that we have no need to fear

Ohh, ohh

Ohh, ohh

We will cross any water any water,

And as we sail, our conviction just grows stronger,

We’ll one day know all that we can be

To one another and the endless sea

[RILIOS]

We all grew up in the shadows

The horizon hides the light

And when dawn is here, the petty fears

That trail behind will fade from sight

But for now, we're sailing through the night

And we sing

[RILIOS and CHORUS]

Ohh, ohh

Ohh, ohh

We will cross any water any water,

And as we sail, our conviction just grows stronger,

We’ll one day know all that we can be

To one another and the endless sea

We’ll one day know all that we can be

To one another and the endless sea