Three Hours Lyrics

Lyric discussion by beatnick 

Cover art for Three Hours lyrics by Nick Drake

My theory is that Nick was describing traveling to The Cavern (the cave) where groups like the Beatles played "And down to the cave In search of a master In search of a slave" True artists are looking to learn from masters and become slaves to the art, and Masters are actually slaves to the art enshrining the new blood to enrich the art and themselves with new techniques and values. the 3 hours is the travel, the anxiety, the quest.

Song Meaning

You are Spot ON, this has always been my theory too. The cave was the where the Beatles were discovered, the slaves were looking for a mentor, and new blood was essential to the progression. Thank you Beatnick