On the surface, the song is about being alone in the middle of the ocean on a boat (hence the name). The narrator is isolated, away from the rest of the world. There are no rules or laws that he is required to follow. He doesn't need anybody or anything. No food, water, friends, etc. He has no emotional attachments to anything. He learns to just live and accept life as it is, with no fear or worries.
I think the song is metaphorical for some king of interior struggle within Cox.
On the surface, the song is about being alone in the middle of the ocean on a boat (hence the name). The narrator is isolated, away from the rest of the world. There are no rules or laws that he is required to follow. He doesn't need anybody or anything. No food, water, friends, etc. He has no emotional attachments to anything. He learns to just live and accept life as it is, with no fear or worries.
I think the song is metaphorical for some king of interior struggle within Cox.