| Right Away, Great Captain! – Oh No, I Tried Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I'm with MunkeyNerd on this one; I think this is from the perspective of the brother. Trying to get the Sailor to see that he is full of guilt, and that he "tried" to control himself; begging his brother to let him live. | |
| Right Away, Great Captain! – Cause I'm So Scared of Dying Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think it's about, as previously mentioned, the aftermath of "Gasoline Family", where he's flicking matches thinking about burning his wife for what she did to him and then catching his hall on fire. Thus causing the Captain to come in, save him, and die in the process. I think it's the Captain mainly because in "I'm Not Ready To Forgive You" the sailor mentions that he sees his wife when his ship lands (another big reason; in the song he's still out to sea on the ship, so his wife is nowhere near him). And in the final song, he's talking to the Captain's "spirit" (not back and forth; more like he's talking to his memory), giving hints at his demise (using sentences in the past tense, hinting at his past, yet ceased, existance). The grief that is on his chest now is the death of his mentor, and his beloved Captain. "I hope you believed me when I told you you were beautiful, 'cause I meant it man...." |
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