The protagonist in this song is using a metaphor to a harrowing shipwreck to reflect that the other problems in his life are much more significant than the conversation between him and Susan.
I tend to think that he feels that he's being pulled away from something important by her interruption.
The protagonist in this song is using a metaphor to a harrowing shipwreck to reflect that the other problems in his life are much more significant than the conversation between him and Susan.
I tend to think that he feels that he's being pulled away from something important by her interruption.