Lyrics
Just heard the news today oh boy
Reacting to recent news of a tragic event
Three thousand dead and thousands more to blame
Three thousand casualties and blame assigned to many
But you can't always trust the news
Expressing skepticism about news reliability
It's just a mindless fishing game
Comparing news consumption to a mindless fishing game
Where the captain owns a mansion
Highlighting wealth contrast between captain and skipper
And the skipper drives a Porsche
Emphasizing material success of the skipper
And at night they play canasta
Describing leisure activities of the captain and skipper
And they think of what's gone wrong
Reflecting on what has gone wrong in their lives
As they silently float
Imagery of floating in silence, contemplating life
There once was a chance
Recalling a missed opportunity or lost chance
When the sun rose up
Symbolizing a hopeful moment as the sun rises
To fly over the sea
Desiring to fly over the sea towards a utopian place
Where Eden's waiting for me
Referencing Eden as an ideal destination
The shoreline opens its eyes
Personifying the shoreline as it wakes up
With brilliant rays of light
Describing the sunrise with vivid rays of light
It warms the flesh and soul
Associating warmth with both flesh and soul
And the cycle begins again
Highlighting the cyclical nature of life
Back to where we began
Returning to the starting point, a metaphor for life's journey
As if a moth to the light
Using moth imagery to convey attraction and vulnerability
He was drawn to the night
Describing the allure of the night
Where substance makes him numb
Exploring the numbing effect of substances
The captain takes a pill
Highlighting the captain's reliance on medication
As the skipper takes his fill
Depicting the skipper indulging in excess
As we're waiting out the storm
Waiting through a metaphorical storm of life's challenges
And the skipper thinks that life
Expressing the skipper's perspective on life's brevity
Is to short for all this strife
Conveying the skipper's discontent through strife
As he writes his portfolio
Documenting the skipper's life in a portfolio
And the captain takes a stand
Depicting the captain taking a firm stance
As he has nothing to lose
Expressing the captain's detachment and fearlessness
Only wearing his own shoes
Emphasizing the captain's self-reliance
And he says all engines on
Command to initiate full power
And all phasers set to stun
Referencing sci-fi elements with phasers set to stun
At the edge of the world
Symbolizing a journey to the unknown, the edge of the world
There once was a chance
Reiterating a missed opportunity or lost chance
When the sun rose up
Recalling a hopeful sunrise over the sea
To fly over the sea
Desire to reach an ideal place, Eden
Where Eden's waiting for me
Reiteration of the beauty of the shoreline and sunrise
The shoreline opens its eyes
Emphasizing the warmth provided by the sun
With brilliant rays of light
Highlighting the positive impact on both flesh and soul
It warms the flesh and soul
Reiterating the cyclical nature of life's journey
And the cycle begins again
Returning to the starting point, mirroring life's journey
Back to where we began
Emphasizing the cyclical nature of life's journey
As if a moth to the light
Repeating the moth imagery and attraction to light
He was drawn to the night
Reiterating the allure of the night and its substances
Where substance makes him numb
Highlighting the numbing effect of substances on an individual
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