The recipient of this letter, so to speak, is clearly God ("...full of questions about you" and "when Job asked you the question..."). It really sounds like it is about Bazan leaving God. There is this sort of bitter apprehension expressed in the lyrics "all this lethal drinking is to hopefully forget about you," and "the crew have killed the captain, but they still can hear his voice." I think it illustrates a truly painful end to a deep and committed relationship.
Maybe this is all obvious, but I am moved enough by it (due to some personal experience) that I felt an urge to comment.
The recipient of this letter, so to speak, is clearly God ("...full of questions about you" and "when Job asked you the question..."). It really sounds like it is about Bazan leaving God. There is this sort of bitter apprehension expressed in the lyrics "all this lethal drinking is to hopefully forget about you," and "the crew have killed the captain, but they still can hear his voice." I think it illustrates a truly painful end to a deep and committed relationship.
Maybe this is all obvious, but I am moved enough by it (due to some personal experience) that I felt an urge to comment.