The Ocean
Navigating Solitude: Manchester Orchestra's Deep Dive into Self-Reflection
Lyrics
That boat
Referring to a boat
When I float, it's the last in its class
When I'm floating, it's the last in its class - suggesting a sense of insignificance or underachievement
I'm the first one to know
I'm the first one to know - the speaker is aware of their situation
That bay
Referring to a bay
It's never made, I'm the last of my kind
It's never made, I'm the last of my kind - implying a unique or unfulfilled existence
Fucking tricked by my training
Fucking tricked by my training - feeling deceived or misled by one's experiences or education
Oh, oh, no
Expression of frustration or disappointment
I, I give it to the ocean, the ocean, the ocean
Expressing a willingness to surrender or submit to the ocean
I hope
Expressing a hope that someone doesn't suffer from holding back their true feelings
You don't choke on that last passive word that you keep in your throat
Highlighting the potential harm in keeping the last passive word in one's throat
It's so cool to be you
It's so cool to be you - possibly sarcastic, suggesting the speaker doesn't envy the other person
We're all walking around like a kid out of school
Metaphorically likening people to kids out of school, possibly lost or directionless
I, I give it to the ocean, the ocean [x2]
Repetition of the willingness to surrender or submit to the ocean
There's a ghost
Introducing the concept of a ghost
And it knows
Indicating that the ghost is aware of something
What I know
Suggesting a shared knowledge between the speaker and the ghost
So I let go
Letting go of something, possibly a burden or a secret
I, I give it to the ocean, the ocean [x4]
Repetition of the willingness to surrender or submit to the ocean
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