As in many songs of the band, water is a metaphor. In Last Exit it's “Let the ocean swell, dissolve 'way my past”. There are references to death & suicide in the lyrics. The line "Three days, and maybe longer. Won't ever find me here" seemingly could be a reference to Kurt Cobain who was found three days after his death in his small garden house. Because he was diagnosed with a drugs overdose, the working of drugs might be the "let the ocean swell". What I think is very intriguing is the reference to Charon from Greek mythology. The line “Under your tongue, I'm like a tab, I will give you what you're not supposed to have” could indicate that people normally condemn suicide, but the singer (Eddie Vedder) won't (and gives the coin required to enter afterlife). In the song Vedder shows hurry & says he will let the ocean dissolve way his past. After a little time, no one will remember his existence. The lyrics include lots of metaphors about running away & allowing whatever may come destroy what's left of the person. Closing the song, Vedder insists that he's going under a strong decision of being depersonalized because, out of desperation, this is his last exit for survive.
As in many songs of the band, water is a metaphor. In Last Exit it's “Let the ocean swell, dissolve 'way my past”. There are references to death & suicide in the lyrics. The line "Three days, and maybe longer. Won't ever find me here" seemingly could be a reference to Kurt Cobain who was found three days after his death in his small garden house. Because he was diagnosed with a drugs overdose, the working of drugs might be the "let the ocean swell". What I think is very intriguing is the reference to Charon from Greek mythology. The line “Under your tongue, I'm like a tab, I will give you what you're not supposed to have” could indicate that people normally condemn suicide, but the singer (Eddie Vedder) won't (and gives the coin required to enter afterlife). In the song Vedder shows hurry & says he will let the ocean dissolve way his past. After a little time, no one will remember his existence. The lyrics include lots of metaphors about running away & allowing whatever may come destroy what's left of the person. Closing the song, Vedder insists that he's going under a strong decision of being depersonalized because, out of desperation, this is his last exit for survive.