Sage has always been ambiguous about his use of alcohol. This song is no exception. I can't tell, honestly, if
he's using the metaphor to say that he's sailing away from an addiction he once had or sailing toward it.
Three sheets to the wind, of course, is an idiom referring to a point beyond intoxication. The last verse seems to be him referring to his own set of vices he's addicted to, his bad eating habits and strange set of beliefs.
This was one of my favourites off of Li(f)e; it felt like the "fuck it all, let's go for broke." song on the album.
Sage has always been ambiguous about his use of alcohol. This song is no exception. I can't tell, honestly, if he's using the metaphor to say that he's sailing away from an addiction he once had or sailing toward it. Three sheets to the wind, of course, is an idiom referring to a point beyond intoxication. The last verse seems to be him referring to his own set of vices he's addicted to, his bad eating habits and strange set of beliefs.
This was one of my favourites off of Li(f)e; it felt like the "fuck it all, let's go for broke." song on the album.