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there's one man, he's like
the wishful thinking in my life, i see so
and he's like the wine on the weekend...
and though he is like the sea and it's right he be so
if i hold tight he'll wash over me...
there's one girl I like she's a smile on a monday
and she'll fight to stay so...
and she's like the sun on the weekend
and though she is like the sea and she's right to be so
still i like that she sails with me...
didn't we all break down
didn't we all fake
isn't it alright now
didn't we all break out...
there's one man so bright he blocks the light
and he'll always be so...
he's like no sleep on the weekend
and though he is like the sea and he's right to be so
when i hold tight i sink down deep...
didn't we all break down
didn't we all fake
isn't it alright now
didn't we all break out...
and though we are like the sea and it's right we be so
we could chase tails all the years I've been given...
the wishful thinking in my life, i see so
and he's like the wine on the weekend...
and though he is like the sea and it's right he be so
if i hold tight he'll wash over me...
and she'll fight to stay so...
and she's like the sun on the weekend
and though she is like the sea and she's right to be so
still i like that she sails with me...
didn't we all fake
isn't it alright now
didn't we all break out...
and he'll always be so...
he's like no sleep on the weekend
and though he is like the sea and he's right to be so
when i hold tight i sink down deep...
didn't we all fake
isn't it alright now
didn't we all break out...
we could chase tails all the years I've been given...
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this song grabbed my attention, the first time i heard it. lisa has such an amazing voice<3 i love "didn't we all break down didn't we all fake isn't it alright now didn't we all break out"
my favorite Lisa Hannigan song. I love the 2nd and 3rd verses. :)
Is it about being bisexual or something like that? x
@ TobyBartholomew : I can't say I'm sure, but I don't think so. I see it as being sung from 2 diff p.o.v's. First it's her singing about this man, who's like the wishful thinking in her life, but who will wash over her like a wave if she holds tight. Then in the second verse it's how that man sees her like the sea (perhaps as overwhelming as the sea), but still like that she sails with him. Third verse it's her speaking again, saying that, just as in the first verse, even if he has the right to...
@ TobyBartholomew : I can't say I'm sure, but I don't think so. I see it as being sung from 2 diff p.o.v's. First it's her singing about this man, who's like the wishful thinking in her life, but who will wash over her like a wave if she holds tight. Then in the second verse it's how that man sees her like the sea (perhaps as overwhelming as the sea), but still like that she sails with him. Third verse it's her speaking again, saying that, just as in the first verse, even if he has the right to be like the sea, she'll just sink down if she stays with him.
My guess is that the song's about her and damien rice. In an interview (can't find it atm) he spoke about their relationship and their break-up, and it was very apparent that he during those years took up a lot of everyone's space, having a rather egocentric mind - and perhaps being rather overwhelming. And then, apparently he broke up with her just before a show while having a complete breakdown ("didn't we all break down (...) didn't we all break out") after which they never spoke again.
In the latest existing interview with Damien Rice from very late 2009, there's a question put to him about this album, and whether he believes that any of the songs are directed at him. While it is wrong to always label Lisa as never being able to get away from Rice, it is so poignant in this song that it bears its entire meaning.
Sea Song is, quite simply, about her relationship with Damien and the effects that they had on those around them.
Up until the third verse, it is difficult to identify this, but when you hear "there's one man so bright he blocks the light", it's undeniable that this man is Damien - as it was described by him in his last interview, there was rarely any rest in the time that Lisa and Damien spent together; they were on tour together, they worked constantly together, they were with each other when they didn't need to be... This relates to the "he's like no sleep on the weekend" line, showing how they spent that much time together.
The final, most impressing line is seen in "when I hold tight, I sink down deep", something that both singers have described their relationship as - something that brought down not only them, but those around him.
In this song, Lisa seems to acknowledge that Damien was like this and that he won't change - we just hope that he understands this.