Totally think this song is a more modern take/reference to the Jonah story in the Hebrew Bible... If you know the story, it makes sense. In tying in to @wodtke84 's comment, the character Jonah, is at the whim of ultimate fate--he is running away from the Divine. Jonah brings a curse upon the captain and all onboard when he gets on the ship on the run from the Divine. The sailors cast lots to figure out who the problem is which reveals Jonah...Ultimately he gets tossed overboard to appease the gods and make the storm stop (the gambling sea) and the whale swallows him. I think Mary is a reference to the Virgin Mary whom traditionally is the patron saint of sailors.
Totally think this song is a more modern take/reference to the Jonah story in the Hebrew Bible... If you know the story, it makes sense. In tying in to @wodtke84 's comment, the character Jonah, is at the whim of ultimate fate--he is running away from the Divine. Jonah brings a curse upon the captain and all onboard when he gets on the ship on the run from the Divine. The sailors cast lots to figure out who the problem is which reveals Jonah...Ultimately he gets tossed overboard to appease the gods and make the storm stop (the gambling sea) and the whale swallows him. I think Mary is a reference to the Virgin Mary whom traditionally is the patron saint of sailors.
Again, another brilliant song by GAI!