Submarines Lyrics

Lyric discussion by HOLLS5 

Cover art for Submarines lyrics by Lumineers, The

I think its as simple as its written, nothing metaphorically - just a powerfully written 'boy cried wolf' when the people would not listen that he saw something that lead him to believe the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor. the boats in the harbor sat and would just collect rust ??

Why they chose Baldwin Bay is where i'm confused, it would have settled with me more had it been Kaneohe Bay.

Or his metaphor at the end, is that he had been trying to tell someone something because the signs were there and they just wouldn't listen. ' In the end it boils down to credibility I had none, so I will die with the secrets of the sea '

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