I think this song is about being in a twelve step program such as AA and becoming "happy joyous and free"
"the blessing I've got coming" is the promises of being happy when youre sober.
"I'm going to raise an ice-cold glass of water" is drinking water instead of alcohol/drugs.
"And make amends to everyone I've wounded" is one of the steps.
"Those few who've slipped the surly bonds will rise like salmon at the spawning" could be a reference to death, since there seems to be a lot of references to dead people in this song, or it could be talking about the living death of addiction, and the people who slipped the surly bonds are people who recovered.
I think this song is about being in a twelve step program such as AA and becoming "happy joyous and free"
"the blessing I've got coming" is the promises of being happy when youre sober.
"I'm going to raise an ice-cold glass of water" is drinking water instead of alcohol/drugs.
"And make amends to everyone I've wounded" is one of the steps.
"Those few who've slipped the surly bonds will rise like salmon at the spawning" could be a reference to death, since there seems to be a lot of references to dead people in this song, or it could be talking about the living death of addiction, and the people who slipped the surly bonds are people who recovered.