yeah, i agree with the idea of it being about a kid going off to war.
the line; "i looked at the pictures, imagine where the lay away, on a beach, by the sand, where their clothes all lay away," reminds me of those old army enlisting scams where they advertise seeing the world and traveling to great places.
the last line; "said" there's no returning from this chartered trip away," is more support for this theory.
i think a chartered trip means a chartered trip to death. like it's certain that if you see the outside world and join the army, that you will die, metaphorically that is. just an idea
@will5 Not sure whether it's about war or not, but it's true that when someone experiences combat - killing and/or seeing your friends or others die - you're not the same after, those are experiences you can't un-see. They don't have to be killed for it to be a one way trip.
@will5 Not sure whether it's about war or not, but it's true that when someone experiences combat - killing and/or seeing your friends or others die - you're not the same after, those are experiences you can't un-see. They don't have to be killed for it to be a one way trip.
yeah, i agree with the idea of it being about a kid going off to war.
the line; "i looked at the pictures, imagine where the lay away, on a beach, by the sand, where their clothes all lay away," reminds me of those old army enlisting scams where they advertise seeing the world and traveling to great places.
the last line; "said" there's no returning from this chartered trip away," is more support for this theory.
i think a chartered trip means a chartered trip to death. like it's certain that if you see the outside world and join the army, that you will die, metaphorically that is. just an idea
@will5 Not sure whether it's about war or not, but it's true that when someone experiences combat - killing and/or seeing your friends or others die - you're not the same after, those are experiences you can't un-see. They don't have to be killed for it to be a one way trip.
@will5 Not sure whether it's about war or not, but it's true that when someone experiences combat - killing and/or seeing your friends or others die - you're not the same after, those are experiences you can't un-see. They don't have to be killed for it to be a one way trip.