Lyric discussion by Ashtray-girl 

In the second verse, I think the captain turns the boat and avoids crashing into the rock. When he sees the gull he knows there must be land somewhere near, thats why "He asks not why".

The rhyme they repeat is And the changes of no consequence will pick up the reins from nowhere. Meaning if you don't derive consequences of what is happening to you and don't do something about it, the reins of your fate/life will be picked from nowhere. I think its about knowing consciously where you're going and what your aim is. Otherwise life will just lead you from one disaster to another

I've really learned a lot from Progmaster and Ashtray-girl. Can someone please tell me where the line 'And the changes of no consequence will pick up the reins from nowhere' came from? Is it from the Bible?

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