I'm chewing on the metaphor here. (Not denying what people have said above, but I'd like to dig deeper on this one.)
This song talks a lot about blurry edges: Dawn, thinning fog, water on water, "the boundary you leave behind."
That's not just aspirations, that's all the scary bits of personal growth and any movement outside of one's safe space, trusting that leaving the safety line won't kill you. It's hard to trust that "the answers are out there in the drowning deep."
A harbor, on the other hand, is specifically both a boundary and a home. It's a much more freeing metaphor than an anchor. She's not tying anyone down, she's offering a space and a beacon so there's a point to call home when going out into the big unknown.
My partner and I do this for each other, and it has nothing to do with sacrifice. We all have journeys, and all but a few of us need a beacon, a safe retreat available if the water gets too deep.
I'm chewing on the metaphor here. (Not denying what people have said above, but I'd like to dig deeper on this one.)
This song talks a lot about blurry edges: Dawn, thinning fog, water on water, "the boundary you leave behind."
That's not just aspirations, that's all the scary bits of personal growth and any movement outside of one's safe space, trusting that leaving the safety line won't kill you. It's hard to trust that "the answers are out there in the drowning deep."
A harbor, on the other hand, is specifically both a boundary and a home. It's a much more freeing metaphor than an anchor. She's not tying anyone down, she's offering a space and a beacon so there's a point to call home when going out into the big unknown.
My partner and I do this for each other, and it has nothing to do with sacrifice. We all have journeys, and all but a few of us need a beacon, a safe retreat available if the water gets too deep.