Nightingale - The Voyage Of Endurance lyrics

Their destination: The Kingdom of Ice A hell that already froze over The roar of the engine The smell of the sea The captain and crew celebrate They're on their way Many before them had witnessed the might And the cold in this desert in white Unveiling the mysteries unknown to man A quest for the breathtaking sight "By endurance we conquer", he said As they slowly made way to their goal The ship carried on through the wild open sea With everything under control They're on their way Then the mighty Atlantic A beast no one can tame Showed its most combative side The waves ever rising No mercy in sight Drifting off course all the time Held by the chains of the wind And the green heart is punished by ice Sadly adrift on a treacherous sea They fear there might be no return But they carry on Days from their goal A miscalculated decision Imprisoned by ice So close to open water Dreams cruble to dust As the sun sank below the horizon The long winter began Months of perpetual darkness Then the sea came to life But Endurance gave up to the torment They abandoned ship And hurriedly made their escape Further away from land Than where when they started Tormented by hunger and thirst Losing their faith Facing disaster After a year on the ice Finally land was in sight Safe on the island a few men decide On a journey to find their salvation Luck and their knowledge of stars Brought them to their destination Arranged for the rescue of the ones left behind All men were brought back alive