@aaronman -- you're (unfortunately) right. I used to think this song was about the miracle of childbirth, and, as a father, I liked that myth and found lyrical support for it (the "blimp" of she who is pregnant; the explicit mention of "womb"; the "tiny cry" of a newborn; the "free!" exclamation of the chorus). But I now know, from the Dude of Life no less, that these lyrics are really describing being so fucking pissed off at your wife/partner/girlfriend/blow-up-doll that you fantasize about what it would be like to throw her overboard on a cruise ship: "in a minute,...
@aaronman -- you're (unfortunately) right. I used to think this song was about the miracle of childbirth, and, as a father, I liked that myth and found lyrical support for it (the "blimp" of she who is pregnant; the explicit mention of "womb"; the "tiny cry" of a newborn; the "free!" exclamation of the chorus). But I now know, from the Dude of Life no less, that these lyrics are really describing being so fucking pissed off at your wife/partner/girlfriend/blow-up-doll that you fantasize about what it would be like to throw her overboard on a cruise ship: "in a minute, I'll be free/ and she'll be splashing in the sea/ We hear a tiny cry, as the ship goes sliding by." It gives me no comfort to confirm this interpretation, but, as Vonnegut wrote, so it goes. If you, like a new mother, must cling to the innocent interpretation, so be it, but now you know the truth, even if you choose to willfully ignore it. Parallel: "Silent in the Morning" is about wishing your wife/partner/girlfriend/blow-up-doll would shut the fuck up until you've had your morning coffee/bong-rip.
Those lyrics are wrong, it is "and you'll be splashing in the sea"
The song is really talking about a man who wants to throw his wife overboard.
@aaronman -- you're (unfortunately) right. I used to think this song was about the miracle of childbirth, and, as a father, I liked that myth and found lyrical support for it (the "blimp" of she who is pregnant; the explicit mention of "womb"; the "tiny cry" of a newborn; the "free!" exclamation of the chorus). But I now know, from the Dude of Life no less, that these lyrics are really describing being so fucking pissed off at your wife/partner/girlfriend/blow-up-doll that you fantasize about what it would be like to throw her overboard on a cruise ship: "in a minute,...
@aaronman -- you're (unfortunately) right. I used to think this song was about the miracle of childbirth, and, as a father, I liked that myth and found lyrical support for it (the "blimp" of she who is pregnant; the explicit mention of "womb"; the "tiny cry" of a newborn; the "free!" exclamation of the chorus). But I now know, from the Dude of Life no less, that these lyrics are really describing being so fucking pissed off at your wife/partner/girlfriend/blow-up-doll that you fantasize about what it would be like to throw her overboard on a cruise ship: "in a minute, I'll be free/ and she'll be splashing in the sea/ We hear a tiny cry, as the ship goes sliding by." It gives me no comfort to confirm this interpretation, but, as Vonnegut wrote, so it goes. If you, like a new mother, must cling to the innocent interpretation, so be it, but now you know the truth, even if you choose to willfully ignore it. Parallel: "Silent in the Morning" is about wishing your wife/partner/girlfriend/blow-up-doll would shut the fuck up until you've had your morning coffee/bong-rip.