Lyric discussion by sokorny 

To me the "black" is your own depression. That is we spend a life "fighting" this and that, all of which is a fight to escape from the "blackness" (what makes us unhappy etc.)

In other words life is hard, and we need to keep going (sailing) even if it is dark!

Love the manner and tone that "we sail into the black" is sung!

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