Well, the ferryman is an allusion to the old greek Mythology: The river styx was what divided the land of the living from the land of the dead - and only the ferryman Charon was there to bring souls from one side to the other. Also, it was common to give the dead a small coin to pay him.
Beyond that, I can't even guess what Chris was trying to express here... or -why- a soul shouldn't pay right away.
Well, the ferryman is an allusion to the old greek Mythology: The river styx was what divided the land of the living from the land of the dead - and only the ferryman Charon was there to bring souls from one side to the other. Also, it was common to give the dead a small coin to pay him. Beyond that, I can't even guess what Chris was trying to express here... or -why- a soul shouldn't pay right away.