I think the song is about a metaphorical distance instead of a physical one. I think it's apparent because the body of water keeps changing. First it's an ocean, than a lake, then a moat. If it was literal the body of water would stay consistent. I love the line "i thought it less like a lake and more like a moat." It's saying that the distance between them is something most people see has a good thing. I'm assuming playfulness creating a lack of depth. Most everyone agrees lakes are beautiful things, but to the speaker it's a moat, with the soul puprose of keeping him distant. And to fully understand this song I think you must understand Tiny Vessels. Both songs are related in thought and situation because of how smoothly they flow into eachother. Even though they convey to opposite ideas, their are relations.
Although I think your idea here is great, I always felt like the use of "moat" was less about the size of a body of water but more about what a "moat" is - "a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack." - that a lake is something that he could easily cross but he sees it more like a moat, in that he is not wanted - it is a distance that was put into place to keep him away, etc.
I think the song is about a metaphorical distance instead of a physical one. I think it's apparent because the body of water keeps changing. First it's an ocean, than a lake, then a moat. If it was literal the body of water would stay consistent. I love the line "i thought it less like a lake and more like a moat." It's saying that the distance between them is something most people see has a good thing. I'm assuming playfulness creating a lack of depth. Most everyone agrees lakes are beautiful things, but to the speaker it's a moat, with the soul puprose of keeping him distant. And to fully understand this song I think you must understand Tiny Vessels. Both songs are related in thought and situation because of how smoothly they flow into eachother. Even though they convey to opposite ideas, their are relations.
Hello Benjamin.
Hello Benjamin.
Although I think your idea here is great, I always felt like the use of "moat" was less about the size of a body of water but more about what a "moat" is - "a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack." - that a lake is something that he could easily cross but he sees it more like a moat, in that he is not wanted - it is a distance that was put into place to keep him away, etc.