Over the sea and far away
She's waiting like an iceberg
Waiting to change
But she's cold inside
She wants to be like the water.

All the muscles tighten in her face
Buries her soul in one embrace
They're one and the same
Just like water.

Then the fire fades away
And most of everyday
Is full of tired excuses

But it's too hard to say
I wish it were simple
But we give up easily
You're close enough to see that
You're the other side of the world to me.
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Over the sea and far away
She's waiting like an iceberg
Waiting to change

But she's cold inside
She wants to be like the water.

All the muscles tighten in her face
Buries her soul in one embrace
They're one and the same
Just like water.

Then the fire fades away
And most of everyday
Is full of tired excuses

But it's too hard to say
I wish it were simple
But we give up easily
You're close enough to see that
You're the other side of the world to me.

— KT Tunstall

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Over the sea and far away
She's waiting like an iceberg
Waiting to change

But she's cold inside
She wants to be like the water.

All the muscles tighten in her face
Buries her soul in one embrace
They're one and the same
Just like water.

Then the fire fades away
And most of everyday
Is full of tired excuses

But it's too hard to say
I wish it were simple
But we give up easily
You're close enough to see that
You're the other side of the world to me.
" in the context of ""Other Side of the World" · Video at YouTube" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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KT Tunstall

About KT Tunstall

Kate Victoria Tunstall (born 23 June 1975), known professionally as KT Tunstall, is a Grammy nominated, BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter from St Andrews, Scotland.