Swallowed in the Sea Lyrics Meaning

This isn't going to be a very short interpretation, but I believe that this song requires a bit of in-depth metaphorical thinking to truly make sense of.

It seems to me that this song is definitely directed toward an individual of romantic significance. It appears to have an undertone of guilt, and it largely seems to identify the ongoing loyalty of the artist's partner.

The first stanza indicates two things:

1. The artist's partner goes to great lengths (metaphorically cutting down and moving an entire tree), which exemplifies something that the artist (as indicated by himself) lacks.

2. The artist's partner keeps and presumably values the artist, and this makes the artist the only one to blame (possibly because the "blame" involves commitment, which the artist is claiming to have neglected)

This theme continues throughout the song, and the artist seems to indicate that, while he may spend his time doing extraordinary things (writing songs and traveling and whatnot), his partner still holds on to him and "cuts him down to size" as a regular person, not just a music star. As such, he still has hope to live a life with something "left to give" in terms of a real, personal relationship, as opposed to simply being swallowed by the "sea" (perhaps a metaphor for "the masses" or "pop culture" or other large, incoherent body without an identity).

It seems to be a song of gratitude and guilt directed towards the artist's partner.

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