My interpretation is that the song is about her mother. The ocean represents despair and she sits like a fire upon it trying not to get dragged in. Because of a difficult relationship with her mother she wishes she felt a pull stronger than that of the ocean.
My interpretation is that the song is about her mother. The ocean represents despair and she sits like a fire upon it trying not to get dragged in. Because of a difficult relationship with her mother she wishes she felt a pull stronger than that of the ocean.