Ocean

This song is beautiful.

when i first heard this, a lot of it sounded uncannily similar to the story of Abarat (series of books by Clive Barker). not all of it, mind you, but a good enough amount to make me think. for those of you who have read the books, i shall demonstrate:

Here comes the ocean And the waves down by the sea Here comes the ocean (the waves of the Izabella sea are called by Candy to the plains of Minnesota) And the waves, where have they been? (the Abarat hasn't been in contact with the Hereafter in many years)

Silver and black at night Kiss to a summer's night An empty splendid castle (the abandoned lighthouse in which is the game of Light that calls the Izabella)

Bowing alone at night (both Candy and Mischief believe they are alone, /bowing/ in the tall grass) Princess has had a fright (the spirit of princess Boa lives in Candy, who is obviously frightened of whatever might be in the field with her) Madness is out of love for her (Christopher Carrion, whom we can all assume is quite mad, killed Boa out of love and jealousy when he found out she was to be married)

Here come the waves (again, the arrival of the Izabella) Down by the shore Washing the soul of the body ("washing", in this case, implies that Boa's soul is awakening within Candy the very moment she jumps into the Izabella) That comes from the depth of the sea (Boa spent her life in the Abarat, which is in the Izabella)

Don't swim tonight my love (from the viewpoint of Candy's mother, who can't live without her) The tide is out my love (indicating that the Izabella is returning to the Abarat)

Only.. In which rulers.. (the Princess Boa) Revel in heaven's justice ("Heaven's justice" implying that when the Princess Boa returns to the Abarat, justice and peace will return to the islands)

Here come the waves (Izabella) And save for a scream There's much like a song To be heard in the wind that blows from the sea (these three lines are a little more indepth: the song that "blows from the sea" is the promise of adventure and excitement from the Abarat. however, the "scream" represents the danger there as well. namely, Carrion.)

so there's my analyzation of the song. of course, it would be an incredible coincidence if this were actually what the song was intended to mean...

well, i just thought about it, and there's another meaning for the line "an empty splendid castle" in the second book, Candy wanders into an "empty splendid castle", which happens to be the princess Boa's castle. however, it seems to make more sense with the lighthouse interpretation, seeing as all the other meanings i had come up with were from the first book, not the second.

I may be way off here, but isn't the first (and repeated) segment of lines ["here comes the waves..."], part of a Lou Reed song?

i can't believe that no one's ever mentioned this on this page, but this is a cover of The Ocean by The Velvet Underground--a quite beautiful one at that.

it simply sounds like the ultimate song describing despair and loneliness.

i love ambulance ltd, but this song is incredibly boring.