For me, this song is about knowing someone is a liar, and then calling that person out.
"Broad is the Sea"
-Pete recognizes a liar and the liar's sea of lies
"the salt enters the wound"
-if you have a sea of lies, some salt is going to enter people's wounds..kind of like lies adversely affecting relationships
"my take on you is simple".....
.....your a comfortable liar
"so heal here you're free"
-Pete watches the liar feeling free because he/she has lied and no one knows. the liar feels free because of the illusion that the lies have made
"time spent waiting offshore"
-Pete maybe enters a relationship with said liar or at least stays around them and avoiding the problem and confrontation
"the calm before the storm"
-Pete notices everything is calm for the liar because he/she doesn't know that they will be called out,
he repeats how the liar is free and then calls them out...
"you comfortable liar"
the phrase is so compelling because it shows how the liar has had time to establish themself with a sea of lies, becoming something that they are not
"your so calm"
-his anger begins to mount as the liar seems so content
"CAUSE I SAID WRONG"
-calls out the liar and chaos ensues, just like he said it would when he said "the calm before the storm"
I feel like I recognize what he says here because I can relate with the liar and have always been nervously anticipating the storm
For me, this song is about knowing someone is a liar, and then calling that person out. "Broad is the Sea" -Pete recognizes a liar and the liar's sea of lies
"the salt enters the wound" -if you have a sea of lies, some salt is going to enter people's wounds..kind of like lies adversely affecting relationships
"my take on you is simple"..... .....your a comfortable liar
"so heal here you're free" -Pete watches the liar feeling free because he/she has lied and no one knows. the liar feels free because of the illusion that the lies have made
"time spent waiting offshore" -Pete maybe enters a relationship with said liar or at least stays around them and avoiding the problem and confrontation
"the calm before the storm" -Pete notices everything is calm for the liar because he/she doesn't know that they will be called out,
he repeats how the liar is free and then calls them out...
"you comfortable liar" the phrase is so compelling because it shows how the liar has had time to establish themself with a sea of lies, becoming something that they are not
"your so calm" -his anger begins to mount as the liar seems so content
"CAUSE I SAID WRONG" -calls out the liar and chaos ensues, just like he said it would when he said "the calm before the storm"
I feel like I recognize what he says here because I can relate with the liar and have always been nervously anticipating the storm
@shnoogums not sure if I agree with all your interpretations of each line, but your broad premise I believe is correct
@shnoogums not sure if I agree with all your interpretations of each line, but your broad premise I believe is correct