The song has so many clever metaphors that seem like they were taken out of the most intellegent of poets or writers, "Hope is an anchor, and love is a ship - Time is the ocean and life is a trip." It means different to everyone that hears it, but the intended meaning is obviously about heaven and how hard the life on Earth will be to get to go there, but we've all got the chance to go and if we want to go, then we can. But I keep thinking that George is singing to someone who has died because he is singing about getting to heaven because "You'll be there."
The song has so many clever metaphors that seem like they were taken out of the most intellegent of poets or writers, "Hope is an anchor, and love is a ship - Time is the ocean and life is a trip." It means different to everyone that hears it, but the intended meaning is obviously about heaven and how hard the life on Earth will be to get to go there, but we've all got the chance to go and if we want to go, then we can. But I keep thinking that George is singing to someone who has died because he is singing about getting to heaven because "You'll be there."