Lyrics
God save you, king
Addressing a figure as a king, invoking God's protection.
You're the only one who feels lonely
Expressing that the king is the only one experiencing loneliness.
And godspeed the track that we're backing
Wishing success for the chosen path or decision.
To gather ourselves who were lost out at sea
Coming together after being lost at sea, metaphorically or literally.
The hull is filling up on the inside
Describing a ship's hull filling up, possibly with emotions or challenges.
Heart like a landslide
Comparing the heart to a landslide, suggesting overwhelming emotions.
The feeling of sinking
Expressing the sensation of sinking, possibly emotionally.
Inventions of thinking
Referring to the inventions or creations of the mind during difficult times.
We'll never be loved on the top
Acknowledging a lack of love or recognition at the top.
Till we're free on the bottom
Desiring freedom and love at the bottom, a metaphorical depth.
Free on the bottom tonight
Reiterating the desire to be free at the bottom.
So be free on the bottom
-Free on the bottom tonight
-You've been slapped around on the surface
Having faced challenges on the surface and being tired of it.
And tired of floating along on the crest
Expressing weariness of merely floating along life's highs.
You're a sigh of the lonely
Describing oneself as a sigh of the lonely, possibly feeling isolated.
Your prayer only sinks to the bottom
Indicating prayers sinking to the deeper, calmer bottom.
Where everything's deeper and calm
Highlighting the depth and calmness at the bottom.
But you don't give up
Encouraging persistence despite challenges.
Till your sail becomes an anchor
Metaphorically warning about the risk of being pulled under by external forces.
But mighty white hands
-Will be pulling you under
-You'll learn to be loved on the top
Learning to be loved at the top after experiencing the bottom.
When you're free on the bottom
Repeating the theme of being free on the bottom.
Free on the bottom tonight
-Open your eyes and be free on the bottom
-Free on the bottom tonight
-Cause everything's beautiful
Emphasizing the beauty and freedom found at the bottom.
Here on the bottom
-Be free on the bottom tonight
-Let this slide over you on the bottom
-Be free on the bottom tonight
-Let this slide over you
Encouraging acceptance of circumstances, letting them slide over.
If you want to be loved
Reiterating the idea of acceptance for love.
Let this slide over you
-If you want to be loved
-Let this slide over you
-And drown the crown
Suggesting releasing the burdens symbolized by a crown.
That buries your head
Encouraging the act of letting circumstances slide over for love.
Let this slide over you
-Let this slide over you
-If you want to be loved
Repeating the idea of letting go for the possibility of love.
Let this slide over you
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