Oh, no no no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker was drowning all along, not waving, too far out to be understood.
- In plain terms
- I was drowning, not waving.
- What can you take from it?
- Misunderstandings happen when distress is misread.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you show distress?
- Why do we misread others?
Another view
It assumes others intentionally ignored the call.
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