"I try to reach you through this fog of ancient fear, and I'll return to you one day, again, my dear…" opens operatic singer Melissa Ferlaak to a piano, and the slow rock begins.
Mario Plank sings a bit roughly, but it's an interesting contrast to Melissa. The Australian band Visions of Atlantis fits conventions of its musical genre(s) in the fantasy-themed songs. The power-metal influence doesn't appear much in this ballad-like song.
"Seven Seas" may be slower than the other Visions of Atlantis songs, but it's still skilled. The music expertly flows together; it consciously ebbs and flows, though aspects seem a tad predictable. That might just be me, though, after listening to the song enough times to review it.
Melissa Ferlaak sings extremely well, and Mario Plank does pretty well, but he could've done better. Also, the lyrics seem kinda like a not-so-great poem. They have their moments, but overall, I think they could've used work.
Essentially, the song's talking about leaving this world behind and passing onwards, but it's not necessarily in a Christian way. (But it can be interpreted in a Christian light, if you consider "Dark waters now await my branded soul".) The music does balance it out somewhat, though.
Lyrics: 3/5
Music: 4/5
Vocal(s): 4/5
Overall: 7/10
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