Into the Ocean (4:30)

Cover of Foiled

From Foiled and 9 other releases

The lyrics convey the first-person account of a “normal boy” who has fallen or jumped off the bow of a ship and the thoughts that pass through the boy’s mind as he loses the will to keep afloat by treading water. His final thought is of his beloved as he eventually concedes to drowning.

In the final verse the song takes on a deeper meaning as the lyrics reveal that the initial story of the boy drowning was just a dream spurred by feelings of grief over the loss of a loved one, presumably the woman whose face gave him comfort as he imagined he was drowning.

The dream is referred to lyrically as “Midnight’s late reminder of the loss of her, the one I love.” The song then indicates that he wishes, like in the dream, that he could slip “into the ocean, end it all.”

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I'm just a normal boy
That sank when I fell overboard
My ship would leave the country
But I'd rather swim ashore

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  • josefinam18

    Let the rain come down [2]

    15 Feb 6:12am Reply
  • kimberlyelaine

    I could drown in this song.

    27 Dec 2012 Reply
  • beautifulscar89

    <3

    9 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Shagarella

    Let the rain come down

    5 Nov 2012 Reply
  • CloserToTheSun_

    Know and love every word of this song ♥

    27 Oct 2012 Reply
  • prototypebkr

    Awsome

    4 Jul 2012 Reply
  • shanjikaco

    that girl i was talking about in my past comments... we're friends again :P lol still love the song

    16 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Tom_Pullings

    Spectacular in every way

    22 Mar 2012 Reply
  • nfrang

    this is my favourite track from blue october..... they are such a great band

    26 Jan 2012 Reply
  • tad72

    Blue October is an amazing band. This song is good but they have some outstanding music. They can be soft and then hard core too, which I absolutely luv in a band.

    2 Jan 2012 Reply
  • PeaceOnEarth143

    Honestly, I usually can't stand Blue October. But, I love this song to pieces.♥

    16 Dec 2011 Reply
  • JustGoWithItXp

    Blue October <<3 I want to swim away but I don't know how

    25 Oct 2011 Reply
  • noizicfed

    nostalgian back to 06

    22 Aug 2011 Reply
  • gendervariant

    I want to swim away, but I don't know how

    12 Aug 2011 Reply
  • shanjikaco

    make that ex bestie she turned out to be a bitch..... but i still love the song

    8 Jun 2011 Reply
  • shanjikaco

    me and my bestie ciara love this song!!!!

    22 May 2011 Reply
  • SaySay116

    The song that made me fall in love with them. Before I had a computer, (I was too young) I remember watching TV hoping this video would come on. I would use a little hand-held tape recorder to try and record the song. I never got the first part but I knew the rest of the song by heart. :) I used to listen to it over and over...

    24 Apr 2011 Reply
  • LittleBitOfFrea

    27 Mar 2011 Reply
  • LUCE08

    the marimba is a genius touch to this song... the lyrics are amazing too [2]

    10 Mar 2011 Reply
  • MelindaM12

    Amazing band, deserve to be bigger in th UK. Had the chance 2 see them twice in tiny venues and their incredible live.

    2 Mar 2011 Reply
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