Boats
Sailing Through Heartbreak: A Tale of Love Lost at Sea
Lyrics
Well the ocean is monster
The ocean is depicted as a threatening force.
And the waves are a killer, yeah.
The waves are dangerous and potentially deadly.
Swallowed my baby whole.
The speaker's loved one has been consumed or taken by the ocean.
Now a tombstone is a coral reef
A tombstone is compared to a coral reef, symbolizing where the loved one rests.
Under shifting sand my love is buried deep.
The love of the speaker is buried deep, metaphorically associated with shifting sand.
But never as deep as the beauty in her soul.
The depth of the loved one's beauty is emphasized.
God damn thing swallowed my baby whole.
Expresses frustration or anger at the loss of the loved one.
I used to smoke mother nature.
Previous actions were harmful to nature.
Now tell me who is burning who? Yeah.
Raising questions about who is causing harm.
Its here my love was lost.
The location where the love was lost is identified.
In sunlit wonders she was tossed
Reference to the loved one being amidst beautiful and wondrous surroundings.
All in the black sea deep as you.
Comparing the depth of the sea to the depth of the situation.
I used to smoke mother nature.
Repetition of a previous line, reinforcing the harmful actions.
Now tell me who is burning who? Yeah!
Reiterating the questioning of responsibility for harm.
I;m gonna build a boat
Desire to create something symbolic—building a boat.
A wooden tomb to float
Describing the boat as a floating tomb.
Just long enough
For a specific purpose or duration.
I'm gonna sink it
Intent to sink the boat in the place where the loved one lies.
Where my baby lies.
Finalizing the plan to sink the boat where the loved one rests.
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