as a squid who has spent half of his life studying the nav...she went down in the Baltic..."a hungry heart, to regulate there breathing"...a nuclear boat..."the winter boys"...most nuc boats are "blue" and "gold", meaning they have two seperate crews, they are at sea 12 months a year, each crew serves a six month cruise, so "the winter boys" would have been the winter crew..."bye bye Empire", self explanatory..."The red lights flicker, sonar weak
Air valves hissing open
Half her pressure blown away"...as part of USN Omaha Force I spent a (small) amount of time on subs doing security for nuclear weapons, this is the most chiling description of death at depth I have ever heard...no doubt the best song he ever did!!!!
@Ravenshurst You gave ME chills with your description! This has always been one of my favorites by Dolby. Thanks for the great explanation. I'm so glad we can get the lyrics now.
@Ravenshurst You gave ME chills with your description! This has always been one of my favorites by Dolby. Thanks for the great explanation. I'm so glad we can get the lyrics now.
The song was inspired by his uncle's WW2 service, but the line about "heavy water" has always made me think it's a nuclear boat. The song is less directly about his uncle and more about, as he puts it, "the futility of empire."
The song was inspired by his uncle's WW2 service, but the line about "heavy water" has always made me think it's a nuclear boat. The song is less directly about his uncle and more about, as he puts it, "the futility of empire."
as a squid who has spent half of his life studying the nav...she went down in the Baltic..."a hungry heart, to regulate there breathing"...a nuclear boat..."the winter boys"...most nuc boats are "blue" and "gold", meaning they have two seperate crews, they are at sea 12 months a year, each crew serves a six month cruise, so "the winter boys" would have been the winter crew..."bye bye Empire", self explanatory..."The red lights flicker, sonar weak Air valves hissing open Half her pressure blown away"...as part of USN Omaha Force I spent a (small) amount of time on subs doing security for nuclear weapons, this is the most chiling description of death at depth I have ever heard...no doubt the best song he ever did!!!!
@Ravenshurst "Nuclear boat?" In WWII?
@Ravenshurst "Nuclear boat?" In WWII?
@Ravenshurst You gave ME chills with your description! This has always been one of my favorites by Dolby. Thanks for the great explanation. I'm so glad we can get the lyrics now.
@Ravenshurst You gave ME chills with your description! This has always been one of my favorites by Dolby. Thanks for the great explanation. I'm so glad we can get the lyrics now.
The song was inspired by his uncle's WW2 service, but the line about "heavy water" has always made me think it's a nuclear boat. The song is less directly about his uncle and more about, as he puts it, "the futility of empire."
The song was inspired by his uncle's WW2 service, but the line about "heavy water" has always made me think it's a nuclear boat. The song is less directly about his uncle and more about, as he puts it, "the futility of empire."