High Tide in Alaska
Ocean's Wrath Unleashed: A Tale of Revenge and Tragedy
Lyrics
The Aleutian lies
The Aleutian refers to a location, and it is described as decaying and decrepit.
Decaying
Highlighting the state of decay of the Aleutian location.
And decrepit
Emphasizing the deterioration and aged condition of the Aleutian.
At the bottom
Indicating that the Aleutian is at the bottom, possibly metaphorically or literally.
Of the Bering Strait.
Specifying the location as being at the bottom of the Bering Strait.
The force of the waves
Describing the force of the waves acting on the Aleutian.
Was too much for its walls,
Stating that the force of the waves was too much for the walls of the Aleutian.
But the captain called for more.
The captain, despite the danger, requests more weight to be added to the load.
"Pour on another eighty thousand pounds," he cried,
Quoting the captain's command to add another 80,000 pounds to the load.
"Come on, bring it on.
The captain encourages the addition of more weight, expressing a reckless attitude.
Bring on another eighty thousand pounds to our already full load
Asking for an additional 80,000 pounds despite an already full load.
So I can watch their suffocating bodies
The captain's morbid anticipation of watching suffocating bodies due to the increased load.
Make one final gasp at freedom before we tear those
Describing the victims' final struggle for freedom before a destructive event.
Motherfuckers apart."
A vulgar expression of the captain's callous attitude toward the impending disaster.
As the ship sank to the bottom,
Describing the sinking of the ship to the bottom.
The attack took nine unexpected, nine human lives, and it's labeled
Labeling the incident as a tragedy while the narrator sees it as an act of revenge.
A tragedy. I call it revenge. Sweep your water across the hull; I can't stomach the sight.
Expressing the narrator's visceral reaction to the sight of water sweeping across the hull.
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