I have always thought that When The Ship Comes In is a metaphor for social change. Each verse lists all these good things that will happen when the ship comes in e.g "the winds will stop....the rocks in the sand will proudly stand.....the sun will respect every face on the deck.....the hour that the ship comes in. Which i believe to mean that everything will be better when social change occurs. It seems to fit perfectly but maybe thats just me.
I have always thought that When The Ship Comes In is a metaphor for social change. Each verse lists all these good things that will happen when the ship comes in e.g "the winds will stop....the rocks in the sand will proudly stand.....the sun will respect every face on the deck.....the hour that the ship comes in. Which i believe to mean that everything will be better when social change occurs. It seems to fit perfectly but maybe thats just me.