Flying Dutchman Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MorganLafayet 

Cover art for Flying Dutchman lyrics by Tori Amos

Reading the lyrics completely changed my view of the song. It's so great. My guess that it has to do with a musician's journey to another universe while playing the instrument and doing it by themselves no matter what other people (record company or teachers say). Their talent takes them away their own way like a rocket ship. Then the talent might as well be a gift from god or the universal consciousness and that's where she says "i know the guy who runs the place" and asks "flying dutchman are you there?" whithout actually thinking directly god but anything up there. What do you think?

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