The Captain and the Hourglass Lyrics

Lyric discussion by fieldnorth 

Cover art for The Captain and the Hourglass lyrics by Laura Marling

The Song Book says

"You kicked the blow, now you've got to kick the guy You sat alone, under bellowing sky

If I feel God judging me, I fell into the water And now I'm free"

The rest is accurate. I think the first line is referring to defence then attack because the song is about a captain weary of experience or something. Bellowing - windy and noisy makes more sense than billowing.