Starving in the Belly of a Whale Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Matwad 

Cover art for Starving in the Belly of a Whale lyrics by Tom Waits

I think, considering the creativity of the song writer, the song must be taken in the context with the LP 'Blood Money' - Just like "Misery is tgr River of the World" and "Gods away on Business", "Starving..." seems to convey a strong feeling of hopelessness, hopelessness no matter what.