I have to agree with the first two comments posted on here. La Mer is about death (in this case drowning) but its actually somewhat hopeful. The way the sea is taking him sounds like he's gaining some release from his strife into a greater world. Reminds me of a line from "The Haunting" (the good 1963 version) "Why is everything so ugly and yet so comfortable? Like drowning I guess."
What disturbs his happy peacefulness is the next song, "The Great Below" where he finds hmself after the fact.
I have to agree with the first two comments posted on here. La Mer is about death (in this case drowning) but its actually somewhat hopeful. The way the sea is taking him sounds like he's gaining some release from his strife into a greater world. Reminds me of a line from "The Haunting" (the good 1963 version) "Why is everything so ugly and yet so comfortable? Like drowning I guess."
What disturbs his happy peacefulness is the next song, "The Great Below" where he finds hmself after the fact.