"Bring all your buckets, we've got some dreams to drain". Is he saying that the death of his father has 'drained his dreams' about what they would do in the future? Is this what death does, 'draining' our dreams and aspirations by taking away the ones we love?
If this part of the song is relating to his father's death, then I imagine "Bring all your buckets" is in reference to crying. "Drain the dreams" could mean letting the tears fall for all the future times that will never happen. multiple buckets = a lot of tears.
On a different level, if looked at from the perspective of what aprilshower commented, "Bring all your buckets, we've got some dreams to drain" might represent a father sharing wisdom with his son, in the form of a day at the beach together. A happy memory from the artist's own childhood maybe. A carefree time when imagination runs free and you can build anything in the sand with your buckets and dreams. A metaphor for life and how to live it.
Maybe "dreams to drain" means you shouldn't keep your dreams all bottled up, you need to live them- let them flow.
"Get to the sea"- Rediscover inspiration, purpose, joy when you're lost and need to heal. Maybe there's also a comforting sense of a lost loved one being there with you in spirit at the sea (or anywhere you had a meaningful time together.)
Another way of thinking about it concerns actual dreams you have when you're sleeping, when "Walls have no meaning".
For me, most of the song sounds like it's about the artist's dead father being able to meet and talk with his son, literally through dreams.
In these dreams, being with his dad feels real and wonderful, but he always has to wake up (leave). I like the idea that the dream realm has the potential of allowing us to reconnect with our lost loved ones in a way that's impossible during waking life.
I've had dreams like this, being with my parents, being able to speak with them, hear their voice, tell them I love them, have a laugh together. These dreams are amazing. As soon as I wake up and remember they're gone it makes me cry with a pain that's impossible to describe. Maybe I need to unlock that.
ShakeyB asked in his comment,
"Bring all your buckets, we've got some dreams to drain". Is he saying that the death of his father has 'drained his dreams' about what they would do in the future? Is this what death does, 'draining' our dreams and aspirations by taking away the ones we love?
If this part of the song is relating to his father's death, then I imagine "Bring all your buckets" is in reference to crying. "Drain the dreams" could mean letting the tears fall for all the future times that will never happen. multiple buckets = a lot of tears.
On a different level, if looked at from the perspective of what aprilshower commented, "Bring all your buckets, we've got some dreams to drain" might represent a father sharing wisdom with his son, in the form of a day at the beach together. A happy memory from the artist's own childhood maybe. A carefree time when imagination runs free and you can build anything in the sand with your buckets and dreams. A metaphor for life and how to live it.
Maybe "dreams to drain" means you shouldn't keep your dreams all bottled up, you need to live them- let them flow.
"Get to the sea"- Rediscover inspiration, purpose, joy when you're lost and need to heal. Maybe there's also a comforting sense of a lost loved one being there with you in spirit at the sea (or anywhere you had a meaningful time together.)
Another way of thinking about it concerns actual dreams you have when you're sleeping, when "Walls have no meaning".
For me, most of the song sounds like it's about the artist's dead father being able to meet and talk with his son, literally through dreams.
In these dreams, being with his dad feels real and wonderful, but he always has to wake up (leave). I like the idea that the dream realm has the potential of allowing us to reconnect with our lost loved ones in a way that's impossible during waking life.
I've had dreams like this, being with my parents, being able to speak with them, hear their voice, tell them I love them, have a laugh together. These dreams are amazing. As soon as I wake up and remember they're gone it makes me cry with a pain that's impossible to describe. Maybe I need to unlock that.