Thank you for the explanation I heard the song recently and really like. The explanation makes it that more enjoyable. But.... what does the line "Coming up Threes" refer to? Is this the old Irish belief that deaths come in threes?
It's based on an old nautical belief that someone who was drowning would float to the surface three times before they finally died and sank beneath the waves forever.
It's based on an old nautical belief that someone who was drowning would float to the surface three times before they finally died and sank beneath the waves forever.
I always read it as changing the focus of the song completely. Instead of merely being buried at sea, it would appear he wants to throw himself into the water in order to escape all the murdered ghosts and corpses weighing heavy on his conscience.
I always read it as changing the focus of the song completely. Instead of merely being buried at sea, it would appear he wants to throw himself into the water in order to escape all the murdered ghosts and corpses weighing heavy on his conscience.
Thank you for the explanation I heard the song recently and really like. The explanation makes it that more enjoyable. But.... what does the line "Coming up Threes" refer to? Is this the old Irish belief that deaths come in threes?
It's based on an old nautical belief that someone who was drowning would float to the surface three times before they finally died and sank beneath the waves forever.
It's based on an old nautical belief that someone who was drowning would float to the surface three times before they finally died and sank beneath the waves forever.
I always read it as changing the focus of the song completely. Instead of merely being buried at sea, it would appear he wants to throw himself into the water in order to escape all the murdered ghosts and corpses weighing heavy on his conscience.
I always read it as changing the focus of the song completely. Instead of merely being buried at sea, it would appear he wants to throw himself into the water in order to escape all the murdered ghosts and corpses weighing heavy on his conscience.