Atlantis

About Atlantis

"Atlantis" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer/songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in 1968, and became a worldwide success; becoming a No.1 hit in Switzerland in 1969, No.2 in Germany and South Africa, No.12 in Canada, and No.4 in Austria. In the United States, where it served as the b-side to "To Susan on the West Coast, Waiting," it reached No.7, whilst in the singer's native country the single managed only a modest No.23 placing. In 2001, Donovan and German pop band No Angels re-recorded the track for the closing credits of the Walt Disney Feature Animation picture Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). Included on a concomitant album for the German-speaking music market, it was once more released as a single and re-entered the top five in Austria and Germany. more »

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2002

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Way down below the ocean
Where I wanna be, she may be

The continent of Atlantis was an island
Which lay before the great flood
In the area we now call the Atlantic Ocean
So great an area of land, that from her western shores
Those beautiful sailors journeyed
To the South and the North Americas with ease
In their ships with painted sails
To the east, Africa was a neighbor, across a short strait of sea miles
The great Egyptian age is but a remnant of The Atlantian culture

Like a child who's running wild
Sinking deeper down the line
I close my eyes to see the light

Way down below the ocean
Where I wanna be, she may be
Way down below the ocean (below the ocean)
Where I wanna be, she may be

The antediluvian kings colonized the world
All the gods who play in the mythological dramas
In all legends from all lands were from fair Atlantis
Knowing her fate, Atlantis sent out ships to all corners of the Earth
On board were the Twelve
The poet, the physician, the farmer, the scientist
The magician and the other so-called gods of our legends
Though gods they were
And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind
Let us rejoice, sing, dance and ring in the new age
Hail Atlantis!

Like a child who's running wild
Sinking deeper down the line
I close my eyes to see the light

Way down below the ocean (below the ocean)
Where I wanna be, she may be
Way down below the ocean (below the ocean, way down, way down)
Where I wanna be (where I wanna be), she may be (she may be)

Like a child who's running wild
Sinking deeper down the line
I close my eyes to see the light

Way down below the ocean (below the ocean)
Where I wanna be, she may be
Way down below the ocean (below the ocean)
Where I wanna be (I wanna be), she may be (my antediluvian baby)

Way down below the ocean (I wanna see you someday)
Where (I wanna see you someday) I wanna be, she may be (wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up)
Way down below the ocean (below the ocean)
Where I wanna be, she may be

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Donovan

Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch, 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. Initially labelled as an imitator of Bob Dylan, Donovan quickly developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). He has variously lived in Scotland, London, California and Ireland, and currently lives with his family in County Cork in Ireland. more »

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