I agree with Bishkin mostly, although I have a bit of a tangent. So, I think it is about a guy who messes things up with a girl, but I think it wasn't the first time. I feel that the relationship they had was already on it's last leg, so to speak. In the verse "A Shipwreck, A Castaway. Coast To Coast, The High Seas Echo "It's Not You It's Me." If The Wind Where Down, I Could Drive The Boat With My Sighs." means that he messed up, doing something, but not too terribly bad, just one of those fights that starts because of something stupid, like the straw that broke the camels back. And she finally said "it's not you it's me" because Nereids are like Sirens, and they echo from coast to coast, the girlfriend/girl symbolizing a Nereid. He was upset about this, so he "Could Drive The Boat With My Sighs"
I believe when the verse says "All Nereids Beware" it's symbolizing girls that may want a chance with him, because there are 50 Nereids in greek mythology. They must beware because he's not ready for a girl, in fact he may want nothing to do with anyone. "This Spring Of Love Resembles The Uncertain Glory Of An April Day" symbolizes how even a strong relationship can suddenly turn sour, like a sunny April day will suddenly turn into Spring Showers, or if you live where I do, it rains on a sunny day, such as what might have happened the day things ended between the two characters implied in the song.
I also agree with Bishkin about the "X Marks The Spot" verses, except the treasure might be either his feelings for her, or his heart that he gave to her, a treasure that no girl could ever see again because of how things ended, and how it changed him so much.
Hope that helps, I just kina thought of that while listening to the song for two days, listening to it at least 10 times every hour xD
I agree with Bishkin mostly, although I have a bit of a tangent. So, I think it is about a guy who messes things up with a girl, but I think it wasn't the first time. I feel that the relationship they had was already on it's last leg, so to speak. In the verse "A Shipwreck, A Castaway. Coast To Coast, The High Seas Echo "It's Not You It's Me." If The Wind Where Down, I Could Drive The Boat With My Sighs." means that he messed up, doing something, but not too terribly bad, just one of those fights that starts because of something stupid, like the straw that broke the camels back. And she finally said "it's not you it's me" because Nereids are like Sirens, and they echo from coast to coast, the girlfriend/girl symbolizing a Nereid. He was upset about this, so he "Could Drive The Boat With My Sighs"
I believe when the verse says "All Nereids Beware" it's symbolizing girls that may want a chance with him, because there are 50 Nereids in greek mythology. They must beware because he's not ready for a girl, in fact he may want nothing to do with anyone. "This Spring Of Love Resembles The Uncertain Glory Of An April Day" symbolizes how even a strong relationship can suddenly turn sour, like a sunny April day will suddenly turn into Spring Showers, or if you live where I do, it rains on a sunny day, such as what might have happened the day things ended between the two characters implied in the song.
I also agree with Bishkin about the "X Marks The Spot" verses, except the treasure might be either his feelings for her, or his heart that he gave to her, a treasure that no girl could ever see again because of how things ended, and how it changed him so much.
Hope that helps, I just kina thought of that while listening to the song for two days, listening to it at least 10 times every hour xD