To build on the comments already presented, I thought that she might be depressed and suicidal, but after her initial submersion she sees the titular "light". Water can serve as a type of baptism, and she speaks often of religious tones, "heaven is the future", etc. The first verses of the song actually condemn suicide as a "sorry waste to take the easy way out".
Instead of wishing to die, the speaker finds new hope in religion and encourages others to look for new hope.
(I'm not a devout Christian, nor overtly religious; this is just my interpretation.)
To build on the comments already presented, I thought that she might be depressed and suicidal, but after her initial submersion she sees the titular "light". Water can serve as a type of baptism, and she speaks often of religious tones, "heaven is the future", etc. The first verses of the song actually condemn suicide as a "sorry waste to take the easy way out".
Instead of wishing to die, the speaker finds new hope in religion and encourages others to look for new hope.
(I'm not a devout Christian, nor overtly religious; this is just my interpretation.)
I think you've got it.
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