Song Meaning

The lyrics paint a picture of a desperate flight and a surrender to a profound, almost oceanic despair. The opening lines urge "Molly" to "Run" from burning "hills," a visceral image of destruction, yet paradoxically suggests she "get it on the wire" downtown, hinting at a transactional, perhaps futile, attempt to control the chaos. This juxtaposition of urgent escape and a call to a more mundane, perhaps corrupt, "easy street" sets a tone of impending doom masked by a veneer of normalcy. This descent culminates in the repeated, haunting refrain: "In the Port of Souls / Too much ocean, too much sea / It is no wonder that you buried me." This "Port of Souls" feels like a place of ultimate reckoning or oblivion, where the overwhelming "ocean" of sorrow has led to being "buried." The phrase "But, its alright" acts as a chilling counterpoint, a resigned acceptance of this overwhelming fate, suggesting a profound emotional numbness or a final, broken peace. The introduction of "Rose Connally" adds another layer, warning against digging too deep, lest one unearth "something underneath what is real." This suggests a deliberate avoidance of truth or a fear of what lies beneath the surface of perceived reality. The narrator's plea to not have an eyelash pulled, stating "Only you that I have / And it makes me so tired," reveals a deep weariness and a fragile dependency, hinting that this exhaustion might be the "end" the lyrics foreshadow. The final verses offer a stark farewell, a dismissal of conventional goodbyes and a resigned "kiss me goodbye." The repeated assertion that "it's alright," even in the face of not being "lonely" but simply not having "a chance to see," underscores a complete emotional detachment. The lyrics masterfully use the overwhelming imagery of the "ocean" and the stark pronouncement of being "buried" to convey a sense of inescapable, profound loss, made all the more unsettling by the narrator's placid acceptance.