I think the sea represents the physical aspect of the relationship. The author talks about a white rose meeting the sea in one of his dreams. Traditionally, white roses represent innocence, so in the context, his dream could be telling him that he's not really doing anything with said girl. He finally does something physically with this girl (be it making out, cuddle or whatever), "Will you wade with me? You and me, all alone?". As he's doing this, he realises that he really hasn't been doing this with this girl, "I grab your toes and now I understand / The symbol of the rose."
The chorus goes on saying that he'd like to spend some time with this girl, be it untill the close end or forever. He didn't care. He begins wondering if she WILL stay with him, "Will you always float here with me?"
He's at some sort of social gathering, later, after the chorus, perhaps a party, and he ends up going farther with the girl than he had anticipated, perhaps sex, or other sexual activity. "So we jump back into the party / And we wade out way out past the bar / I had not planned on going out this far".
The devil could represent the bad things, things he doesn't want to do, perhaps going further physically, or maybe just losing the initial lust he had for her. He's fighting it, but it seems so inviting, like the Devil. "'Cause the devil has a smile / And the devil has a smile / And it's thorny and it's wild / And it grows from deep inside / And you try to swim away / But the devil calls this play"
I think the sea represents the physical aspect of the relationship. The author talks about a white rose meeting the sea in one of his dreams. Traditionally, white roses represent innocence, so in the context, his dream could be telling him that he's not really doing anything with said girl. He finally does something physically with this girl (be it making out, cuddle or whatever), "Will you wade with me? You and me, all alone?". As he's doing this, he realises that he really hasn't been doing this with this girl, "I grab your toes and now I understand / The symbol of the rose."
The chorus goes on saying that he'd like to spend some time with this girl, be it untill the close end or forever. He didn't care. He begins wondering if she WILL stay with him, "Will you always float here with me?"
He's at some sort of social gathering, later, after the chorus, perhaps a party, and he ends up going farther with the girl than he had anticipated, perhaps sex, or other sexual activity. "So we jump back into the party / And we wade out way out past the bar / I had not planned on going out this far".
The devil could represent the bad things, things he doesn't want to do, perhaps going further physically, or maybe just losing the initial lust he had for her. He's fighting it, but it seems so inviting, like the Devil. "'Cause the devil has a smile / And the devil has a smile / And it's thorny and it's wild / And it grows from deep inside / And you try to swim away / But the devil calls this play"