Over the Ocean

This was my first introduction to Low. Personally, I'm not sure that the lyrics have a deeper meaning, but I still look for meaning even though I don't know that it's actually there.

The only meaning I feel fairly certain of is from the last line: "And if I'm wrong, the mighty and strong will be rejected" has always seemed to be an opposing reference to the Biblical concept of "And the meek shall inherit the earth."

the steady slowness of this song...ever so calming...

I wish I knew what this was referring to. The only thing I can think of is that this is from the perspective of someone who's maybe on their way to heaven.

the most beautiful song ever written

The idea of god is that it is something huge and over all there is, even over the largest thing: the ocean, which is huge and ineffable and full of life. This is from god's perspective, this song. She is so large, he is over the empire....

And if that idea, of a god over all, can prevail; if it is an idea that "belongs" in the face of all time, then god will be around longer than reason and science. AND god will be used, as always, by those who pursue and conquer and become empire; and by those who remain weak, and meek, in the face of the evil and cruelty that is sometimes a part of life and almost always a sign of power.

But, if "I am wrong," if the meek shall not inherit the earth by being meek; then, and only then perhaps, will the mighty and strong be rejected and the meek will indeed prevail.

OR>>>> Maybe the song is about . . . SATAN!

The thoughts of a dying atheist on his way to heaven "And if I belong I'll be longer than expected." Meaning if he's able to enter, he'll stay, perhaps. "And if I'm wrong, the mighty and strong will be rejected." If his beliefs are wrong, and there is a god, and the bible is is his word, then maybe it refers to the meek shall inherit the earth. Just the impression I get when I listen to this song, a soul floating slowly across the sky, mentioning what he sees along the way.