This song is beautifully sung and played, although seems a little out of place on the album. I think the meaning behind the song is relatively straightforward. It's about a woman named Rosie, but I'm not sure if the name has a significance. Rosie is standing on the shore wanting something to pull her away from the life she has, so she has to "close her eyes and dream" of somewhere, something else.
The moon has a hypnotic quality to it, associated with the night, when all living things sleep, and is therefore used in the song as a symbol for dreaming and associated with drifting off to sleep. I think the big ships in this case aren't necessarily actually boats but the things she wants and she keeps calling out to them and they are in sight, but she can't seem to catch up to them, and that big ocean is the obstacle she has to surpass to get there.
The moon is tempting her to just close her eyes and keep dreaming, but she's standing at the edge of the water just wanting to make her way to the ship, but the dangers of the water are trying to lure her in so she can't get to the ships and is stuck watching from so far away.
This song is beautifully sung and played, although seems a little out of place on the album. I think the meaning behind the song is relatively straightforward. It's about a woman named Rosie, but I'm not sure if the name has a significance. Rosie is standing on the shore wanting something to pull her away from the life she has, so she has to "close her eyes and dream" of somewhere, something else. The moon has a hypnotic quality to it, associated with the night, when all living things sleep, and is therefore used in the song as a symbol for dreaming and associated with drifting off to sleep. I think the big ships in this case aren't necessarily actually boats but the things she wants and she keeps calling out to them and they are in sight, but she can't seem to catch up to them, and that big ocean is the obstacle she has to surpass to get there. The moon is tempting her to just close her eyes and keep dreaming, but she's standing at the edge of the water just wanting to make her way to the ship, but the dangers of the water are trying to lure her in so she can't get to the ships and is stuck watching from so far away.
Just my two cents, anyway.