I think this song is about authority and the struggle of an ordinary person against the government/state. The anger of one person is ignored and barely noticed as in the first few lines
'It’s just a little lump
But you feel it
In the creases and the shadows'
I also think contrary to Jmax and WillSpeck that the river is negative. I think it represents authority and the ocean is the rest, the normal people 'the cool, cool river sweeps the wild, white ocean' The river ignores the ocean pushing it aside.
'I believe in the future' etc also shows the singer is waiting for a time of freedom. I think drjimmy is possibly right too, this song tries to show the motivation behind a rebel and reminds me perhaps of someone like Che Guevara fighting for freedom.
I think this song is about authority and the struggle of an ordinary person against the government/state. The anger of one person is ignored and barely noticed as in the first few lines 'It’s just a little lump But you feel it In the creases and the shadows' I also think contrary to Jmax and WillSpeck that the river is negative. I think it represents authority and the ocean is the rest, the normal people 'the cool, cool river sweeps the wild, white ocean' The river ignores the ocean pushing it aside. 'I believe in the future' etc also shows the singer is waiting for a time of freedom. I think drjimmy is possibly right too, this song tries to show the motivation behind a rebel and reminds me perhaps of someone like Che Guevara fighting for freedom.