Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Antarctica is a song about the experience that Royal Navy Officer Robert Falcon Scott and his crew had in Antarctica in 1912. However, the historical reference is a masquerade for lyrics that suggest an experience with a woman/lover.
Further Reading:
Al Stewart - Antarctica
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Alstewart
In 1900 S...
[Verse 1]
Long before I ever saw
The frost upon your face
I was haunted by your beauty
And it drew me to this place
I felt the chill of mystery
With one foot on your shore
And then and there resolved to go
Where no man had before
[PreChorus]
Maybe I was snow-blind
But it seemed the wind spoke true
And I believed its stories then
As dreamers sometimes do
[Chorus]
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
[Verse 2]
Who knows what the powers may be
That cause a man to go
Mindless of the dangers
Out across the virgin snow
Seduced by this ambition
I easily forgot
The hopeless quest of Shackleton
The dreamlike death of Scott
[PreChorus]
Maybe I was snow-blind
But it seemed your voice was true
And I believed the story then
As travelers sometimes do
[Chorus]
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
[Flute Solo, Guitar Solo]
[PreChorus]
And maybe I was snow-blind
Perhaps it sapped my will
But something of my innocence
Is wandering there still
[Chorus]
In Antarctica
In Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica
[Guitar Solo]
Antarctica was written by Peter White & Al Stewart.
Antarctica was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.