I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
There's one man, he's like
The wishful thinking in my life, I see so
And he's like the wine on the weekend
And though he is like the sea and it's right he be so
If I hold tight he'll wash over me
There's one girl I like she's a smile on a Monday
And she'll fight to stay so
And she's like the sun on the weekend
And though she is like the sea and she's right to be so
Still I like that she sails with me
Didn't we all break down
Didn't we all fake
Isn't it alright now
Didn't we all break out
There's one man so bright he blocks the light
And he'll always be so
He's like no sleep on the weekend
And though he is like the sea and he's right to be so
When I hold tight I sink down deep
Didn't we all break down
Didn't we all fake
Isn't it alright now
Didn't we all break out
And though we are like the sea and it's right we be so
We could chase tails all the years I've been given
The wishful thinking in my life, I see so
And he's like the wine on the weekend
And though he is like the sea and it's right he be so
If I hold tight he'll wash over me
There's one girl I like she's a smile on a Monday
And she'll fight to stay so
And she's like the sun on the weekend
And though she is like the sea and she's right to be so
Still I like that she sails with me
Didn't we all break down
Didn't we all fake
Isn't it alright now
Didn't we all break out
There's one man so bright he blocks the light
And he'll always be so
He's like no sleep on the weekend
And though he is like the sea and he's right to be so
When I hold tight I sink down deep
Didn't we all break down
Didn't we all fake
Isn't it alright now
Didn't we all break out
And though we are like the sea and it's right we be so
We could chase tails all the years I've been given
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this song grabbed my attention, the first time i heard it. lisa has such an amazing voice<3 i love "didn't we all break down didn't we all fake isn't it alright now didn't we all break out"
my favorite Lisa Hannigan song. I love the 2nd and 3rd verses. :)
Is it about being bisexual or something like that? x
@ TobyBartholomew : I can't say I'm sure, but I don't think so. I see it as being sung from 2 diff p.o.v's. First it's her singing about this man, who's like the wishful thinking in her life, but who will wash over her like a wave if she holds tight. Then in the second verse it's how that man sees her like the sea (perhaps as overwhelming as the sea), but still like that she sails with him. Third verse it's her speaking again, saying that, just as in the first verse, even if he has the right to be like the sea, she'll just sink down if she stays with him.<br /> <br /> My guess is that the song's about her and damien rice. In an interview (can't find it atm) he spoke about their relationship and their break-up, and it was very apparent that he during those years took up a lot of everyone's space, having a rather egocentric mind - and perhaps being rather overwhelming. And then, apparently he broke up with her just before a show while having a complete breakdown ("didn't we all break down (...) didn't we all break out") after which they never spoke again.
In the latest existing interview with Damien Rice from very late 2009, there's a question put to him about this album, and whether he believes that any of the songs are directed at him. While it is wrong to always label Lisa as never being able to get away from Rice, it is so poignant in this song that it bears its entire meaning.
Sea Song is, quite simply, about her relationship with Damien and the effects that they had on those around them.
Up until the third verse, it is difficult to identify this, but when you hear "there's one man so bright he blocks the light", it's undeniable that this man is Damien - as it was described by him in his last interview, there was rarely any rest in the time that Lisa and Damien spent together; they were on tour together, they worked constantly together, they were with each other when they didn't need to be... This relates to the "he's like no sleep on the weekend" line, showing how they spent that much time together.
The final, most impressing line is seen in "when I hold tight, I sink down deep", something that both singers have described their relationship as - something that brought down not only them, but those around him.
In this song, Lisa seems to acknowledge that Damien was like this and that he won't change - we just hope that he understands this.