Lyric discussion by princetonplayer 

Graham - those holes were there to prevent the records as being sold as new, they did that to albums given away to DJs, etc.

And I think Voodoo is spot on, the only thing that I would add is the historical reference to the "face that launched a thousand ships", Helen of Troy, with the "sail away" being those sailors who used to come visit (or fight wars for her) were all leaving, creating ripples as they left, never to return.

@princetonplayer brilliant, yes.

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