The killing and the action of sinking the body are a metaphor for the all the things we do or we are, that we are ashamed of. Conscience is killing him because he knows the rest of the world does not approve of what he did or of what he secretly is. The last four lines close the idea:
What are the words that I'm supposed to say?
If someone knew about this lie?
If your body rises to the surface?
Through the silence of fireflies
The body in the bay is the same as the phrase "skeletons in the closet".
It is a beautiful metaphor with beautiful imagery. He may have been inspired by this image he published on his Tumblr:
http://woodkid.tumblr.com/post/44986488207/bill-henson
The killing and the action of sinking the body are a metaphor for the all the things we do or we are, that we are ashamed of. Conscience is killing him because he knows the rest of the world does not approve of what he did or of what he secretly is. The last four lines close the idea:
What are the words that I'm supposed to say? If someone knew about this lie? If your body rises to the surface? Through the silence of fireflies
The body in the bay is the same as the phrase "skeletons in the closet". It is a beautiful metaphor with beautiful imagery. He may have been inspired by this image he published on his Tumblr: http://woodkid.tumblr.com/post/44986488207/bill-henson