3 Meanings
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
Swallowed Up By The Ocean Lyrics
We spent a life together
That should have last forever
But now it’s time to sail on
So take this anchor from my heart
So we can finally drift apart
Before we drown in sorrow
I gave you sanctuary
Under the sun we lived carefree
I tried so hard to love you
But then you turned your back on me
Your good intentions turned to greed
And now it’s good to know that you have been…
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up
The bluest skies turned into grey
Through tortured eyes I watched you change
Our paradise went up in flames
And though I cried a thousand times
You didn’t hear the rising tide
There’s nowhere left to hide since you have been…
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up
Your devastation took its toll
As the waves came crashing to the coast
This sinking ship I’m taking back from your control
It felt so good to cross my arms
And renounce my faith in mankind
How could you ever be so blind
To think that you’d survive?
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
I hope you know that nothing matters now that you have been…
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know some day this ship will be your end
That should have last forever
But now it’s time to sail on
So take this anchor from my heart
So we can finally drift apart
Before we drown in sorrow
Under the sun we lived carefree
I tried so hard to love you
But then you turned your back on me
Your good intentions turned to greed
And now it’s good to know that you have been…
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up
Through tortured eyes I watched you change
Our paradise went up in flames
And though I cried a thousand times
You didn’t hear the rising tide
There’s nowhere left to hide since you have been…
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
Swallowed Up
As the waves came crashing to the coast
This sinking ship I’m taking back from your control
It felt so good to cross my arms
And renounce my faith in mankind
How could you ever be so blind
To think that you’d survive?
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
I hope you know that nothing matters now that you have been…
Swallowed Up By the Ocean
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know some day this ship will be your end
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
Ben said in an Interview, that the song is about Mother Earth and how human treat her. And one day she will "eat" them .
"We spent our lives together It should have last forever But now it's time to sail on"
So this is basically saying they were a couple, possible a married couple that were supposed to be together forever however their love may have drifted for some reason.
"So take this anchor from my heart So we can finally drift apart Before we drown in sorrow"
I believe this is saying he tries to get rid of the emotions he has for this man/woman but it's just so hard like lifting an anchor before causing more pain to him/her.
"I gave you sanctuary Under the sun we lived care free I tried so hard to love you"
This part is saying how hard he/she tried to keep the relationship together by giving him/her as much as they could weather it be tangible things or just love. However there is possibly something that's holding him/her back from loving the person.
"But then you turned your back on me Your good intentions turned to greed"
I believe this is talking about how originally he/she was giving him things possibly for intimacy and or just to get things of greater value back maybe? Or this could possibly mean he/she was just generally using him/her for sex.
"Swallowed up by the ocean"
This I believe means how he/she was originally different to everyone else but has now just faded away into the crowd of people OR that he/she passed away and he/she is glad because of this.
"Through tortured eyes I watched you change A paradise went up in flames"
This continue's to talk about how the person has changed and how what they had has crumbled before them.
I haven't worked out the rest yet but if this get's many likes I'll make sure to do more. Remember this is just my personal opinion rather than what the song actually is about
@SirCalumbo dude it's about climate change. It couldn't be more clear. It's a break up song from the perspective of Mother Earth.
@SirCalumbo dude it's about climate change. It couldn't be more clear. It's a break up song from the perspective of Mother Earth.
This sounds like it could have been inspired by red tide by Rush, as a different perspective/sequel