Summary: The narrator is a sea monster / malevolent spirit / Death itself / something else up to your interpretation, singing about how you can never escape it no matter how far you try to row your boat. Maybe it's a metaphor about abusive relationships or the ephemerality of life, or maybe it's the Kraken about to eat you.
What do you love about it? It is so beautiful and so creepy, and hauntingly sad in its own way. I love how many ways you can interpret it; I've talked to several people about the song and I've heard a bunch of different takes on what it's about.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it? I just want to see all the different takes on who or what the narrator is, and what fate it has in store for "you."
Content warnings: It's just mega creepy. I sang it for my 6 year old cousin and she had nightmares afterward.
"Crossing the Water" by Gordon Bok
Media: Song
Approximate Length: 4 minutes 14 seconds. A true five minute fandom!
Where to Find It: Listen here.
Summary: The narrator is a sea monster / malevolent spirit / Death itself / something else up to your interpretation, singing about how you can never escape it no matter how far you try to row your boat. Maybe it's a metaphor about abusive relationships or the ephemerality of life, or maybe it's the Kraken about to eat you.
What do you love about it? It is so beautiful and so creepy, and hauntingly sad in its own way. I love how many ways you can interpret it; I've talked to several people about the song and I've heard a bunch of different takes on what it's about.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it? I just want to see all the different takes on who or what the narrator is, and what fate it has in store for "you."
Content warnings: It's just mega creepy. I sang it for my 6 year old cousin and she had nightmares afterward.