i've always thought this was literally wanting to be as strong as the ocean. perry was from california and he would have seen some incredible swells there - tides rolling in and out which, even though we can build the odd harbour, we can't begin to try and stop/move. a large ocean swell is a massive 'thing' that doesn't answer or explain itself to anyone. the ocean is all action - it's the mightiest thing on our planet - what else does it need to say?
i've always thought this was literally wanting to be as strong as the ocean. perry was from california and he would have seen some incredible swells there - tides rolling in and out which, even though we can build the odd harbour, we can't begin to try and stop/move. a large ocean swell is a massive 'thing' that doesn't answer or explain itself to anyone. the ocean is all action - it's the mightiest thing on our planet - what else does it need to say?