The Captain and the Hourglass Lyrics

Lyric discussion by stain 

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

i'm mostly with rebeccalily way up there.

the song is about wasting life in escapism

i think "If Heaven is as Heaven does, then this is Hell for sure..."

is saying that even if you believe in a perfect afterlife, it doesn't change the fact that this life is still full of terrible things, and that we might as well face it and live life as it is.