The Wake Of The Medusa Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Birdy 

Cover art for The Wake Of The Medusa lyrics by Pogues, The

This song refers to the "wreck of the Medusa" a painting of Gericault that describes a shocking case of caniabalism that happened after a shipwreck. The officers of the ship took all the lifeboats, and the sailors had to make do with a raft they built from the remains of the Medusa.