i kindof feel like this song’s about death, it feels like a goodbye song to me.
the actual title of this track is The Boat Song, and there’s supposed to be a Viking tradition of sending off the dead in flaming boats. so the chorus about rowing a boat to the OTHER shore is like crossing over to the OTHER side.
and then i feel like the book he’s talking about could be the Bible because he said he lent the book to help the person over night, and the Bible is definately a comfort book for some people. also light coming from open eyes, is like the realisation death is upon them, but it’s been accepted. it goes on to talk about this during the college years stanza, with holding close the fear and hate of letting go.
the next couple lines seem to be talking about maybe squaring up or making peace with God or some other higher power before the person goes, as symbolized by the Sunday confession lines and then on with the line “it’s all fine with me”
so in conclusion i feel like this song is about accepting death as a natural inevitability. the chorus also creates a sense that there's a greater being waiting for us when we die, like with the hold hand holding and "we". it creates a sense of comfort really.
and i love how Ludo’s able to take a topic that’s kindof frightening for most and turn it into something so relaxing and pretty. love this band
i kindof feel like this song’s about death, it feels like a goodbye song to me. the actual title of this track is The Boat Song, and there’s supposed to be a Viking tradition of sending off the dead in flaming boats. so the chorus about rowing a boat to the OTHER shore is like crossing over to the OTHER side. and then i feel like the book he’s talking about could be the Bible because he said he lent the book to help the person over night, and the Bible is definately a comfort book for some people. also light coming from open eyes, is like the realisation death is upon them, but it’s been accepted. it goes on to talk about this during the college years stanza, with holding close the fear and hate of letting go. the next couple lines seem to be talking about maybe squaring up or making peace with God or some other higher power before the person goes, as symbolized by the Sunday confession lines and then on with the line “it’s all fine with me” so in conclusion i feel like this song is about accepting death as a natural inevitability. the chorus also creates a sense that there's a greater being waiting for us when we die, like with the hold hand holding and "we". it creates a sense of comfort really. and i love how Ludo’s able to take a topic that’s kindof frightening for most and turn it into something so relaxing and pretty. love this band