Back to the Sea Lyrics

Lyric discussion by distopiandreamguy 

Cover art for Back to the Sea lyrics by Thermals, The

I see this as him saying that the human species' capacity for religion and faith are the flip side of being "evolved". So he's stating his preference to turn his back on standing upright and to crawl back to the ocean from which all terrestrial animals evolved. Essentially, he's calling into question the idea of human superiority over all other organisms.