If you ask me, it's about an English soldier during World War II traveling from spot to spot. "From the Coast of Gold" would support that cause Gold was one of the Brittish beaches on Normandy (The other being Sword).
It seems like the soldier is doubting himself and missing his home.
Second verse would suggest a comrade or loved one has died and he's trying to overcome it.
If you ask me, it's about an English soldier during World War II traveling from spot to spot. "From the Coast of Gold" would support that cause Gold was one of the Brittish beaches on Normandy (The other being Sword).
It seems like the soldier is doubting himself and missing his home.
Second verse would suggest a comrade or loved one has died and he's trying to overcome it.