I think it’s a love song/breakup song, written from the perspective of a man of the sea.
He has left town on a boat, probably for work-related trip. He is on the way to Southern Islands, possibly in Fiji, and sailing a particularly long stretch. He stopped on the way to call his woman, but couldn’t reach her. Later, he is up late during a midnight watch thinking about her, and for the first time he realizes why she has given up on their relationship before.
He has made many mistakes along the way, and they have struggled through their relationship. It might even have something to do with him being gone so much (either as a man of the sea or even a touring musician). Now, he realizes that something is pulling him away from her and it’s time for him to move on. He is telling her that they had something special that won’t be forgotten, but he is feeling a higher calling (perhaps god?), pulling him towards a new path and telling him he’s not with the right woman. He has been waiting and looking for the one special woman who will believe in him through the bad times, and he feels like she is close.
The Southern Cross is a constellation that can be seen from the southern hemisphere. He is going to look to the stars for the answer, and hopes that he will soon understand why fate has led him on this path. The Southern Cross may even refer to the person that he is hoping to soon see. He has been trying to deny that his previous relationship was not working for him, but now realizes that the future ahead of him will be worth letting go of what were once his dreams. He is either saying that he will always love the woman he is leaving, or he is saying that he feels bound by the connection to this new woman (? some sources say that soul mates are connected by a silver chord of energy). He is leaving for something new, and all he has is his ship and music to lead the way. Or a ship named Music. Or the ship and voyage are simply metaphors for music itself, his favorite escape.
He sums up the relationship he is leaving by talking about how they always seemed to fail when things got hard, and seems to conclude that their love just doesn’t have what it takes to make it. He is assuring her that she will get over being dumped, and he will find love again. Somebody new is just around the corner, and he will finally find the love he’s been searching for.
I think it’s a love song/breakup song, written from the perspective of a man of the sea.
He has left town on a boat, probably for work-related trip. He is on the way to Southern Islands, possibly in Fiji, and sailing a particularly long stretch. He stopped on the way to call his woman, but couldn’t reach her. Later, he is up late during a midnight watch thinking about her, and for the first time he realizes why she has given up on their relationship before.
He has made many mistakes along the way, and they have struggled through their relationship. It might even have something to do with him being gone so much (either as a man of the sea or even a touring musician). Now, he realizes that something is pulling him away from her and it’s time for him to move on. He is telling her that they had something special that won’t be forgotten, but he is feeling a higher calling (perhaps god?), pulling him towards a new path and telling him he’s not with the right woman. He has been waiting and looking for the one special woman who will believe in him through the bad times, and he feels like she is close.
The Southern Cross is a constellation that can be seen from the southern hemisphere. He is going to look to the stars for the answer, and hopes that he will soon understand why fate has led him on this path. The Southern Cross may even refer to the person that he is hoping to soon see. He has been trying to deny that his previous relationship was not working for him, but now realizes that the future ahead of him will be worth letting go of what were once his dreams. He is either saying that he will always love the woman he is leaving, or he is saying that he feels bound by the connection to this new woman (? some sources say that soul mates are connected by a silver chord of energy). He is leaving for something new, and all he has is his ship and music to lead the way. Or a ship named Music. Or the ship and voyage are simply metaphors for music itself, his favorite escape.
He sums up the relationship he is leaving by talking about how they always seemed to fail when things got hard, and seems to conclude that their love just doesn’t have what it takes to make it. He is assuring her that she will get over being dumped, and he will find love again. Somebody new is just around the corner, and he will finally find the love he’s been searching for.