I've always taken this as a song about suicide. The troubled, hopeless man is alone by a seashore (Sea is often presented as a metaphor for death). As he struggles to make up his mind, the lady of the water calls him from under the waves and beckons him to join her for an eternity.
I've always taken this as a song about suicide. The troubled, hopeless man is alone by a seashore (Sea is often presented as a metaphor for death). As he struggles to make up his mind, the lady of the water calls him from under the waves and beckons him to join her for an eternity.