I understand the sinking ship is an analogy, but they go from a "wide open ocean" to the "Nile", which is a river, in the first verse.
They are "sailing" in parts of the song and then "rowing" in others ... I understand that a boat can have both, but the song sorts of suggests they are one and the same.
Overall I agree with @cellophanegirl that the message is using the sinking boat as an analogy to their actual life (that is, alcohol hinders their ability to actual deal with troubles in life and they aren't actually living their life ... just blindly sinking).
Anyone notice the inconsistencies with the song??
I understand the sinking ship is an analogy, but they go from a "wide open ocean" to the "Nile", which is a river, in the first verse.
They are "sailing" in parts of the song and then "rowing" in others ... I understand that a boat can have both, but the song sorts of suggests they are one and the same.
Overall I agree with @cellophanegirl that the message is using the sinking boat as an analogy to their actual life (that is, alcohol hinders their ability to actual deal with troubles in life and they aren't actually living their life ... just blindly sinking).