On The Green World, “We Learn the Sea” renews Williams’ interest in the challenges of growing up.
“I was just really struck by the relationship between siblings, especially the way that older siblings take on the role of coloring the world for their younger brothers and sisters,” she said of the song, which appears to be about a sea captain, who turns out to be 8 years old.
“I had a friend, for example, who kept reassuring her little sister that her parents wouldn’t get divorced, when she kept hearing them fighting and was terrified herself that they would. She took on the responsibility of mediating reality, in a way that’s unusual for kids but you do see it.”
From http://www.mtv.com/news/1123112/dar-williams-offers-entry-to-the-green-world/
On The Green World, “We Learn the Sea” renews Williams’ interest in the challenges of growing up.
“I was just really struck by the relationship between siblings, especially the way that older siblings take on the role of coloring the world for their younger brothers and sisters,” she said of the song, which appears to be about a sea captain, who turns out to be 8 years old.
“I had a friend, for example, who kept reassuring her little sister that her parents wouldn’t get divorced, when she kept hearing them fighting and was terrified herself that they would. She took on the responsibility of mediating reality, in a way that’s unusual for kids but you do see it.”