I'm holding on to the hope that one day this could be made right
I've been shipwrecked and left for dead, and I have seen the darkest sights
Everyone I've loved seems like a stranger in the night
But oh my heart still burns, tells me to return, and search the fading light

I'm sailing home to you I won't be long
By the light of moon I will press on
Until I find my love

Trouble has beset my ways and wicked winds have blown
Sirens call my name; they say they'll ease my pain
then break me on the stones
But true love is the burden that will carry me back home
Carry me with the memories of the beauty I have known

I'm sailing home to you; I won't be long
By the light of moon I will press on

So tie me to the mast of this old ship and point me home
Before I lose the one I love, before my chance is gone
I want to hold her in my arms


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    My Interpretation

    I just watched Josh Garrels film The Sea In Between and am still in an afterglow-like state. It's a documentary accounting this sort of vacation trip to an island in the northwest US and just follows them throughout a week or so as they perform on the beautiful Washington coast outdoors and record it.

    Anyways, Josh tells some of his history and the story of how his marriage came to be and the struggles it had and from his account I can see that he is tying in several bits of subject matter and weaving a beautiful picture.

    In the movie, he speaks of the time when he was twenty years old and how he met his wife and felt love for the first time and the fear he felt from that experience. He ended up breaking it off right before either engagement or marriage (forget which one) and they went their separate ways for years. He spends this time in a pang of regret and faces the possibility of never truly loving someone like that again as his wife became engaged to someone. But he would have these dreams; very specific dreams that would show his wifes wedding getting called off and them getting back together and they stirred a faith inside of him to look toward that future. He doesn't really explain the last part of their story unfortunately, but you can assume that, literally, his dreams came true.

    So with this in mind, I believe this song is an intricate weaving of symbolism and literature that refers to the journey back to his wife and also exemplifies the spirit of faith and hope and looking toward something good that is not certain.

    You can watch the film here, its four bucks to rent but definitely worth it. theseainbetween.com/

    Well that's that y'all. Art is not dead!

    ambiigcomon May 11, 2014   Link

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