Lyric discussion by Cynothoglys 

Cover art for Albatross lyrics by Public Image Ltd.

The "rear blinds" part was certainly misheard. It's also "I have seen you far too close". But to end my nit-picking...

Another possibility is that it's about some horrible incident on a ship. I believe that it is a seafaring tradition that to kill an albatross is sure to bring bad luck. Or is it any appearance of it... I can't recall.

It reminds me of a incident in which a ship was found with only two survivors after a terrible storm and several months. The two men left had lived by eating the others remains, and were discovered staring each other down from other sides of the deck...

Appropriate, I think, for the same fellow who penned "Poptones".