The world is in decline now, as if cursed All life is dying out One day we heard That they were building A giant ark to journey into space It was common idle gossip and no one believed it But you said That you were going to go search for that ark
You've always been an optimist And I admired it, thinking that it must be what kept you going But we didn't have any leads or anything When I told you that, you answered "It's at the farthest end of the earth" With utterly baseless self-confidence The end of the earth is at the top, so you aimed north And triumphantly told me That you'd surely find it Even though it was just a lie Invented by people who wanted a dream to cling to
But I couldn't leave you alone So I just followed after you "Don't you understand? You're not as good as I am At surviving on your own Or fighting So there's a lot I can teach you How to hunt animals, how to be safe when you sleep So let's go on this journey together"
The journey was harder than I expected All the more so for you Who know so little about the world But because we were together It was also fun And we could even laugh At the dreams you told me about every night
The journey was harder than I expected All the more so for you Who know so little about the world But because we were together It was also fun And we could even laugh At the dreams you told me about every night
The end of the earth was far and we used up all our food Travelling through the frozen waste Still believing in the ark You tried to keep walking But your feet wouldn't carry you forward anymore
Maybe it was really me Who learned a lot of things On this journey: I learned about having an innocent heart that embraces dreams About believing in even the smallest of hopes About unyielding strength I'll continue my journey to the end of the earth And for you I'll find That ark you believed in Even though I have to do it alone