This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
Take my trousers take my shirt just give me that sweet dirt
For the water's cold and grim and I never did learn to swim
No her love never set me free so I set off for the ocean
Now in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace
But I've known since the day that we sailed for santiago
Her dry embrace would kiss my face no never, no more
The sea is a cruel mistress
Yeah the sea is a cruel mistress
Many moons to the day that I threw her love away
Now every whale spouts, go to hell
As the wind laughs in my face
I've grown harder on the eyes and salty on the taste
My pride has gone with the wake as I wait a cold wet grave
I rose to the smell of a wet desert hell
And I thought to myself how'd I wind up in this jail
Till a voice called to me from deep within the sea
Dry your eyes my dear fisherman your ass belongs to me
The sea is a cruel mistress
Yeah the sea is a cruel mistress
The earth will rest my bones lord I know, lord I know
But I'll see you when I get home from the cold, yeah from the cold
No her love never set me free so I set off for the ocean
Now in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace
But I've known since the day that we sailed for santiago
Her dry embrace would kiss my face no never, no more
The sea is a cruel mistress
The sea is a cruel mistress
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
Take my trousers take my shirt just give me that sweet dirt
For the water's cold and grim and I never did learn to swim
No her love never set me free so I set off for the ocean
Now in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace
But I've known since the day that we sailed for santiago
Her dry embrace would kiss my face no never, no more
The sea is a cruel mistress
Yeah the sea is a cruel mistress
Many moons to the day that I threw her love away
Now every whale spouts, go to hell
As the wind laughs in my face
I've grown harder on the eyes and salty on the taste
My pride has gone with the wake as I wait a cold wet grave
I rose to the smell of a wet desert hell
And I thought to myself how'd I wind up in this jail
Till a voice called to me from deep within the sea
Dry your eyes my dear fisherman your ass belongs to me
The sea is a cruel mistress
Yeah the sea is a cruel mistress
The earth will rest my bones lord I know, lord I know
But I'll see you when I get home from the cold, yeah from the cold
No her love never set me free so I set off for the ocean
Now in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace
But I've known since the day that we sailed for santiago
Her dry embrace would kiss my face no never, no more
The sea is a cruel mistress
The sea is a cruel mistress
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For in my dreams she comes to me whispering of peace
Next time out to sea bring enough soil to bury me
For I don't want my final jig in the belly of a squid
Lyrics submitted by TheTruEmoKid
Cruel Mistress Lyrics as written by David R King Bridget A Regan
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I'm quite sure that the line is "out to sea," and not "out to see," considering it's one of their signature Irish Sea Songs. it took me a while to get used to someone else on vocals, but this song grows on me more and more. there's something strangely appealing about the words "belly of a squid."
isn't this song sung by the bass player? when I saw them live (which was too cool for word might I add) I'm pretty sure it was him singing, but later the lead singer took over instead of havin' nathan--the bass player-- finishing it. wild...
yeah, this song is sang by Nathan. This is one of my favorite songs by them, there's just something about the tune. Plus the fact i can play it, i dunno, it's great
yet another song that makes me wanna jig. also reminds me of a tarantela everytime i hear it
this is my favorite flogging molly song. mmm, well this or whats left of the flag.
Fantastic song. To me, it's all about regretting ever going to sea.
Great song.. To me it's about a relationship gone wrong, leading to the point where "I" take off to sea, just to leave it all behind. Unfortunately, the sea offers no comfort or warmth.. That's what I think anyhow, but who knows, right?!