I think he's talking about being in a relationship that you just know is doomed to fail for whatever reason, but you want to hold to it regardless.
The water is all the problems that they have, and its surrounding them, and as holes gets poked into their relationship, the water comes gushing in. Don't think we can pull this one off/we'll see/time will tell/salt water in my mouth...seems like he's trying to tell himself to wait it out, but try as he might all he can taste is their eventual failure.
In the chorus I think he's saying that he knows that one day he'll get into another relationship and the same problems that hound his current one won't even be an issue. I think it's interesting that he uses "Sail away" i.e. he's gliding over them rather than being surrounded by them...
Line snaps/ Hold me....Sleeping/ Wake me...Hit the waves/dives back down I'm a little unclear on these, but I get the feeling that although the two KNOW the relationship isn't right for them, he wants her to hold on regardless, because being with someone that's not right for you can be easier than being alone.
Shallow water must be on the horizon/ too far to go
Spilling blood so fast I can't keep up much more...Once more he's trying to convince himself that if he just sticks it out a little longer, they will reach a point where they can more easily manage their problems, but he's losing his life force in the process, so he can't make it.
Very haunting. The realization that you're with someone that you love but can't be with for your various problems sucks. I think this song captures it perfectly. And yet embedded within the song is a morsel of hope, that some day, he will reach the shores he's been dreaming of for so long. Awesome stuff.
I think he's talking about being in a relationship that you just know is doomed to fail for whatever reason, but you want to hold to it regardless.
The water is all the problems that they have, and its surrounding them, and as holes gets poked into their relationship, the water comes gushing in. Don't think we can pull this one off/we'll see/time will tell/salt water in my mouth...seems like he's trying to tell himself to wait it out, but try as he might all he can taste is their eventual failure.
In the chorus I think he's saying that he knows that one day he'll get into another relationship and the same problems that hound his current one won't even be an issue. I think it's interesting that he uses "Sail away" i.e. he's gliding over them rather than being surrounded by them...
Line snaps/ Hold me....Sleeping/ Wake me...Hit the waves/dives back down I'm a little unclear on these, but I get the feeling that although the two KNOW the relationship isn't right for them, he wants her to hold on regardless, because being with someone that's not right for you can be easier than being alone.
Shallow water must be on the horizon/ too far to go Spilling blood so fast I can't keep up much more...Once more he's trying to convince himself that if he just sticks it out a little longer, they will reach a point where they can more easily manage their problems, but he's losing his life force in the process, so he can't make it.
Very haunting. The realization that you're with someone that you love but can't be with for your various problems sucks. I think this song captures it perfectly. And yet embedded within the song is a morsel of hope, that some day, he will reach the shores he's been dreaming of for so long. Awesome stuff.