Everybody
Listen to me
And return me, my ship
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
Though I'm feeling mighty sick
I've been lost now
Days uncounted
And it's months since
I've seen home
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Or am I all alone?
If you return me
To my home port
I will kiss you
Mother earth
Take me back now, take me back now
To the port, of my birth
Am I in my cabin dreaming
Or are you really scheming
To take my ship away from me
You'd better think about it
I just can't live without it
So please don't take my ship from me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I can feel the hand of a stranger
And it tightening around my throat
Heaven help me, heaven help me,
Take this stranger, from my boat
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
Though I'm feeling mighty sick
Everybody, listen to me
And return me, my ship
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm your captain, yeah yeah yeah yeah

I'm getting closer to my home
I'm getting closer to my home
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I always thought it was about drugs. The ship being the drug that keeps him afloat:

"You'd better think about it, I just can't live without it. So, please don't take my ship from me"

-I take that as some type of intervention to try to get the person off of drugs.

"I'm your captain, I'm your captain, Although I'm feeling mighty sick. Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship."

-The intervention works so he tries cold tuckey but withdrawal makes him sick and he feels like he is drowing so he wants his drugs/"ship" back.

"I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"

-He relapses and goes on a massive binge.

"I'm getting closer to my home (to fade)"

-Either he is OD'ing and dying, or he feels at home tripping.

That's just my take.

I always thought it was about drugs. The ship being the drug that keeps him afloat: "You'd better think about it, I just can't live without it. So, please don't take my ship from me" -I take that as some type of intervention to try to get the person off of drugs. "I'm your captain, I'm your captain, Although I'm feeling mighty sick. Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship." -The intervention works so he tries cold tuckey but withdrawal makes him sick and he feels like he is drowing so he wants his drugs/"ship" back. "I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" -He relapses and goes on a massive binge. "I'm getting closer to my home (to fade)" -Either he is OD'ing and dying, or he feels at home tripping. That's just my take.

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