Lyrics
When I was seven I told my mother,
The speaker recalls a childhood moment when they were seven years old and expressed a desire to their mother.
To take me to the bay and put me on a ship.
They requested to be taken to the bay and placed onto a ship.
Silver swordfish electric,
The imagery of a silver swordfish with electric attributes is used, possibly depicting a vivid, fantastical, or surreal environment.
I can feel or dream down here.
The speaker expresses a sensory or imaginative connection to feeling or dreaming in that surreal underwater world.
If the water should cut my mind,
There's a contemplation of the potential impact of the water on the speaker's mental state.
If the water should cut my life,
The speaker considers the effect of water on their life, suggesting a deep connection or influence.
If the water should cut my mind,
Reiteration of the concern regarding the water's impact on the speaker's mind, emphasizing its significance.
Set me free,
An expression of a desire for liberation or release from any constraints that may be imposed by the water.
I don't care,
The speaker expresses a lack of concern or fear, indicating a strong resolve towards their desires.
I want to live in a bathysphere.
An affirmation of the speaker's wish to exist or live in a bathysphere, possibly symbolizing a desire for a secluded or protected space.
When I was seven my father said to me,
A memory is recounted involving the speaker's father when they were seven years old.
"But you can't swim."
The father reminded the speaker of their inability to swim, which possibly contributed to abandoning thoughts of the sea.
And I've never dreamed of the sea again.
As a consequence of the father's reminder, the speaker ceased dreaming or contemplating the sea.
If the water should cut my life,
Similar to earlier lines, contemplating the potential impact of water on the speaker's life.
If the water should cut my line,
Referencing the potential severing or interruption of a line, possibly symbolic of a connection, due to water.
If the water should cut my mind,
Reiterating the concern about the water's effect on the speaker's mind.
Set me free,
Reiteration of the desire for freedom from constraints imposed by the water, asserting a lack of concern.
I don't care,
Repeated lack of fear or concern, emphasizing the determination towards the desire expressed.
I want to live in a bathysphere.
Restating the wish to reside or live in a bathysphere, potentially symbolizing an enclosed or protected environment sought by the speaker.
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