Al has been quoted as saying this is "the suicide song of the walrus." There's a lot of suicide imagery in the lyrics: "Rivulet of dark wine moving in a straight line/Smudging out the stop signs, running down the life lines", "Hands of the windmill moving to a standstill", "Eyes that look unseeing, hands that look unfeeling".
Al has been quoted as saying this is "the suicide song of the walrus." There's a lot of suicide imagery in the lyrics: "Rivulet of dark wine moving in a straight line/Smudging out the stop signs, running down the life lines", "Hands of the windmill moving to a standstill", "Eyes that look unseeing, hands that look unfeeling".