This is such a pretty song even though its kind of sad. Especially the line that goes,

"Theres no need to say I'd die without you, because I may, what will you do?"

and the line that says, "we are like two ships passing."

Does this song make you sad?

It doesn't make me sad. It does make me sleepy.

Efan said:

It doesn't make me sad. It does make me sleepy.

That line is like Prince saying you may never get to see me in concert again, and we'd have to wander the wilderness looking for a good song. I'll try to sleep through it rather than cry next time.

Uh uh, it doesn't make me sleepy. Just a good relaxer after Walk In Sand. I love how my fav transitions into this song. it's beautiful

one of his most lazy ballads ever. prince doing so-so mid tempo and fast songs has

simply become a given, you take them as they come. but his ballads have always

remained at the very least interesting and just sweet or beautiful. this one, though,

is just boring. it just doesn't go anywhere at all and then it fizzles out. pfffft.

This song is my favorite ballad on 20TEN...I prefer it to Future Soul Song.

0ne0n0ne said:

This is such a pretty song even though its kind of sad. Especially the line that goes,

"Theres no need to say I'd die without you, because I may, what will you do?"

and the line that says, "we are like two ships passing."

Does this song make you sad?

Sea of Everything is rather sad but is a nice tune to listen to. Yet I really don't get it. Prince could probably have anyone he wants so why would he say those things?

I think it's lovely, charming and kind of sad. "Will you settle for a Prince?" How sweet is that???

beautiful song

BEAUTIFUL

colorblu said:

0ne0n0ne said:

This is such a pretty song even though its kind of sad. Especially the line that goes,

"Theres no need to say I'd die without you, because I may, what will you do?"

and the line that says, "we are like two ships passing."

Does this song make you sad?

Sea of Everything is rather sad but is a nice tune to listen to. Yet I really don't get it. Prince could probably have anyone he wants so why would he say those things?

That is the way I look at it, it sounds like Prince has someone in mind that he is speaking to directly, and he is saying that they will pass eachother and never reach the shore.

thanks2joniandu said:

I think it's lovely, charming and kind of sad. "Will you settle for a Prince?" How sweet is that???

Very sweet. Prince can still be the King of someone's heart.

My favourite ballad of 20ten. It makes me think and get meloncholy not sleepy.

I think he addresses women who never find their soul mate because their list of criteria is too high. Do they settle for what they have or continue the search?

And simulataneously I think it's about women in his life. They step into the world of stardom expecting perfection, but when it all boils down to brass tacks, even a Prince is just a man. So will they settle for that, once the spotlight and initial attraction has worn off?

The song is a quest for true love. Sometimes not getting what you want, like two ships passing, can be the greatest romance of all. The unknown remains a mystery, never to be made bare, and the enchantment and urge lives on without ever unravelling. But will it bring reward, that is the question. I think anyway.

0ne0n0ne said:

colorblu said:

Sea of Everything is rather sad but is a nice tune to listen to. Yet I really don't get it. Prince could probably have anyone he wants so why would he say those things?

That is the way I look at it, it sounds like Prince has someone in mind that he is speaking to directly, and he is saying that they will pass eachother and never reach the shore.

he also says...if we ever did : we just want more & more, which opens up for a possibility

I see your picture wherever I go
I'm not here to lecture, just letting you know
I know you're busy, the world's calling you
If you don't answer what will you do?

You wander the wilderness
Searching for a king
Will you settle for a prince
And a sea of everything?

I read your letter, every word
No one writes better, at least none that I've heard
You sound so happy or is this a charade?
Will you still feel the same when the spotlight fades?

Will you wander the wilderness
Searching for a king?
Will you settle for a prince
And a sea of everything?

You and me are like two ships passing
Never reaching shore
If we ever, ooh, if we ever did
We'd just want more

No reason to care what people say
For the keys are so far, so far, so far away
No need to say, no need
To say I'd die without you, without you
Because I made, I made, what will you do?

Will you wander the wilderness
Searching for a king
Or will you settle for this
And a sea of everything?

Bohemian67 said:

My favourite ballad of 20ten. It makes me think and get meloncholy not sleepy.

I think he addresses women who never find their soul mate because their list of criteria is too high. Do they settle for what they have or continue the search?

And simulataneously I think it's about women in his life. They step into the world of stardom expecting perfection, but when it all boils down to brass tacks, even a Prince is just a man. So will they settle for that, once the spotlight and initial attraction has worn off?

The song is a quest for true love. Sometimes not getting what you want, like two ships passing, can be the greatest romance of all. The unknown remains a mystery, never to be made bare, and the enchantment and urge lives on without ever unravelling. But will it bring reward, that is the question. I think anyway.

an amazing description/explanation of an amazing song.

Bohemian67 said:

My favourite ballad of 20ten. It makes me think and get meloncholy not sleepy.

I think he addresses women who never find their soul mate because their list of criteria is too high. Do they settle for what they have or continue the search?

And simulataneously I think it's about women in his life. They step into the world of stardom expecting perfection, but when it all boils down to brass tacks, even a Prince is just a man. So will they settle for that, once the spotlight and initial attraction has worn off?

The song is a quest for true love. Sometimes not getting what you want, like two ships passing, can be the greatest romance of all. The unknown remains a mystery, never to be made bare, and the enchantment and urge lives on without ever unravelling. But will it bring reward, that is the question. I think anyway.

I really like how you have put your thoughts together. Settling is a word that can also mean contentment after the hot fires of passion become everlasting embers. I believe that true love will always reach this point when two people can be grateful for love that lasts through it all.

Holding somebody is just as rewarding as all of that wild playing around.

Thank you for posting the lyrics 9037355!

IstenSzek said:

one of his most lazy ballads ever.

Lazy??? only if youve only superficially listened to it... the arrangement and composition of it is actually quite much more involved than the majority of ballads he's put together in the last 15 years...

bluefish said:

This song is my favorite ballad on 20TEN...I prefer it to Future Soul Song.

I also prefer this to Future Soul Song - MUCH prefer it. Future Soul Song (aside from Everybody Loves Me, of course!) is my least favorite track on 20TEN. Sea of Everything is one of my favorites...and it's definitely my favorite ballad. I also dig Walk in Sand, but the background vocals on Sea of Everything make it stand out in my mind.

I especially love when the background vox sing, "I'd die without you," and then "Wiiiiiiiilderne-ehssss!" Ahhh, so purty.

Yes it is pretty. Prince just has that special thing in his voice. We just cling to it.

Efan said:

It doesn't make me sad. It does make me sleepy.

agreed

This is my favorite song on 20ten

I just like the whole album concept. Including this song.

the Sea of Everything must include Prince's girlfriends that aren't looking for his money/fame/status:

Next

To me this song is about~ when its all said and done, we all just want to cuddle up to our best friend in the whole wide world, and say goodnight.

I like the album, but this is one of my least favorite songs on it. It doesn't have much of a melody and it's another in the One The Couch/Satisfied vein but with added drum machine and less effort. It's alright, but very unmemorable. And the lyrics are a bit loopy. He heard letter? Kind of sloppy. Needs more work.

sweething said:

To me this song is about~ when its all said and done, we all just want to cuddle up to our best friend in the whole wide world, and say goodnight.

That's a nice thing to say. We hear of people that have been happily married 20 years or more. These couples say they have the most satisfying sexual intimacy now than they did when they first met because of the closeness from the friendship that has endured.

excellent sequel of Walk in Sand

and certainly better than SHOE or Ur Gonna C Me