The imagery reminds me heavily of The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, especially the sketches by Gustav Dore. Linked to the story of the Ancient Mariner, I also find the idea of the Ship of Fools (insane asylums were often on boats early on)...
Still neither of those images really get at the core of the song. It's a last ditch effort at escape from a dark inescapable world. It seemed to be either a society or social norms, or a family although it's hard to say. But looking to someone who has seen the light, or is a bright personality, that can help lead one away from the depression and anxiety that comes form being trapped. For those who have been seriously depressed (situational or chemically based) sometimes there's a person who seems to be that lighthouse. That person that makes worth trying to get out worth it. Even if that person isn't what we first see them as, the hope they offer at that moment is enough to save us.
In the end sometimes when all options seem extinguished we must just hang onto the rope and blindly climb until we can see our way out. Over all this is a very dark but moving piece.
The imagery reminds me heavily of The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, especially the sketches by Gustav Dore. Linked to the story of the Ancient Mariner, I also find the idea of the Ship of Fools (insane asylums were often on boats early on)...
Still neither of those images really get at the core of the song. It's a last ditch effort at escape from a dark inescapable world. It seemed to be either a society or social norms, or a family although it's hard to say. But looking to someone who has seen the light, or is a bright personality, that can help lead one away from the depression and anxiety that comes form being trapped. For those who have been seriously depressed (situational or chemically based) sometimes there's a person who seems to be that lighthouse. That person that makes worth trying to get out worth it. Even if that person isn't what we first see them as, the hope they offer at that moment is enough to save us.
In the end sometimes when all options seem extinguished we must just hang onto the rope and blindly climb until we can see our way out. Over all this is a very dark but moving piece.