I think one of the recurring images of the songs is that of things being formed from flawed, used, or disastrous sources. ("We’re all born to broken people", "I know that we are all made out of shipwrecks", "we’re making it, taped together on borrowed crutches and new starts", etc.) I imagine that line is a continuation of that theme. He doesn't specifically mention it, but fitting with the sailing motif, he is probably referring to the fact that you can sew a bunch of old rags together to make a sail.
I think one of the recurring images of the songs is that of things being formed from flawed, used, or disastrous sources. ("We’re all born to broken people", "I know that we are all made out of shipwrecks", "we’re making it, taped together on borrowed crutches and new starts", etc.) I imagine that line is a continuation of that theme. He doesn't specifically mention it, but fitting with the sailing motif, he is probably referring to the fact that you can sew a bunch of old rags together to make a sail.
What does he mean, "come on and sew us together, tattered rags stained forever"?
I think one of the recurring images of the songs is that of things being formed from flawed, used, or disastrous sources. ("We’re all born to broken people", "I know that we are all made out of shipwrecks", "we’re making it, taped together on borrowed crutches and new starts", etc.) I imagine that line is a continuation of that theme. He doesn't specifically mention it, but fitting with the sailing motif, he is probably referring to the fact that you can sew a bunch of old rags together to make a sail.
I think one of the recurring images of the songs is that of things being formed from flawed, used, or disastrous sources. ("We’re all born to broken people", "I know that we are all made out of shipwrecks", "we’re making it, taped together on borrowed crutches and new starts", etc.) I imagine that line is a continuation of that theme. He doesn't specifically mention it, but fitting with the sailing motif, he is probably referring to the fact that you can sew a bunch of old rags together to make a sail.