I think it talks about death
"Take me down to my boat on the river" : it talks about river Styx (as the band name) which in ancient Greece was the river where dead passed it to go to underworld (Hades).
Also he is looking forward for that journey, because he is disappointed by his life, or he is in pain: "I need to go down, I need to come down", "And I won't cry out any more", "And all roads lead to Tranquillity Base
Where the frown on my face disappears"
Ofcourse this is only what it means to me, because we're talking about art and everyone makes his own interpretations.
t totally agree with delxpez, the obsession with the river is obvious with 'touches my life like the waves on the sand" and represents his longing for death, or just a release in the fact taht its something thats constant. And also that the river is "long"and "deep" suggests to me that he sees death as being far away, showing a longing for it's release.
Great song, one of my favorite by Styx!
t totally agree with delxpez, the obsession with the river is obvious with 'touches my life like the waves on the sand" and represents his longing for death, or just a release in the fact taht its something thats constant. And also that the river is "long"and "deep" suggests to me that he sees death as being far away, showing a longing for it's release.
Great song, one of my favorite by Styx!
There must be some reference to a book written by John Kendrick Bangs "A House-Boat on the Styx" (published in 1985).
"The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld" [wiki]
There must be some reference to a book written by John Kendrick Bangs "A House-Boat on the Styx" (published in 1985).
"The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld" [wiki]
I think it talks about death "Take me down to my boat on the river" : it talks about river Styx (as the band name) which in ancient Greece was the river where dead passed it to go to underworld (Hades).
Also he is looking forward for that journey, because he is disappointed by his life, or he is in pain: "I need to go down, I need to come down", "And I won't cry out any more", "And all roads lead to Tranquillity Base Where the frown on my face disappears"
Ofcourse this is only what it means to me, because we're talking about art and everyone makes his own interpretations.
t totally agree with delxpez, the obsession with the river is obvious with 'touches my life like the waves on the sand" and represents his longing for death, or just a release in the fact taht its something thats constant. And also that the river is "long"and "deep" suggests to me that he sees death as being far away, showing a longing for it's release. Great song, one of my favorite by Styx!
t totally agree with delxpez, the obsession with the river is obvious with 'touches my life like the waves on the sand" and represents his longing for death, or just a release in the fact taht its something thats constant. And also that the river is "long"and "deep" suggests to me that he sees death as being far away, showing a longing for it's release. Great song, one of my favorite by Styx!
There must be some reference to a book written by John Kendrick Bangs "A House-Boat on the Styx" (published in 1985). "The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld" [wiki]
There must be some reference to a book written by John Kendrick Bangs "A House-Boat on the Styx" (published in 1985). "The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld" [wiki]