Bones in the Ocean

"Though their eyes speak of depths filled with struggle and strife Their smiles below say I don't owe them my life." just kills me 😭😭

Survivors guilt is real for a lot of people. You reading this, you matter. Keep sailling on til the dawn

I love you dad.

You don't even have to witness or experience the actual death of a friend to feel a connection te the melancholy of this song.

This song brought a tear to my eyes. A sailor - presumably the sole survivor of the wreck of his ship - rows out to sea to commit suicide so he can be with his friends. On the way he has doubts, wondering if his still-living loved ones will mourn him as much as he mourns his dead friends, and at the last moment he stops his suicide attempt and realizes his dead friends would have wanted him to live. So he decides to live the rest of his life to the fullest to honor them. "I remember the fallen and they think of me, for our souls in the ocean together will be."

This song makes me miss people I don't know :(

It’s been three years since you lost your battle with depression, Sean. The college park goon squad isn’t quite same without you. Me and Darren could be doing worse, but we aren’t doing great. Darren got arrested for assault and I’m battling with substance abuse. I don’t know how or why our crew fell apart, but i do know that we aren’t doing our best. Last time we visited your grave we dropped off your three favorite things: a Wendy’s spicy chicken, a pint of Guinness, and a hybrid joint. I promise to work harder at my addiction. And I promise to check in with Darren more often. I pray you’re in a better place, my brother.

Oh, I bid farewell to the port and the land And I paddle away from brave Englad's white sands To search for my long ago forgotten friends To search for the place I hear all sailers end As the souls of the dead fill the space of my mind I'll search without sleeping 'till peace I can find I fear not the weather, I fear not the sea I remember the fallen, do they think of me? When their bones in the ocean forever will be Plot a course thro' the night to a place I once knew To a place where my hope died along with my crew So I swallow my grief and face life's final test To find promise of peace and the solice of rest As the songs of the dead fill the space of my ears Their laughter like children, their beckoning cheers My heart longs to join them, sing songs of the sea I remember the fallen, do they think of me? When their bones in the ocean forever will be When at last before my ghostly shipmates I stand I shed a small tear for my home upon land Though their eyes speak of depths filled with struggle and strife Their smiles below say I don't owe them my life As the souls of the dead fill the space of my eyes And my boat listed over and tried to capsize. I'm this far from drowning, this far from the sea, I remember the living do they think of me? When my bones in the ocean forever will be. Now that I'm staring down at the darkest abyss I'm not sure what I want but I don't think it's this As my comrades call to stand fast and forge on I make sail for the dawn 'till the darkness has gone As the souls of the dead live for'er in my mind As I live all the years that they left me behind I'll stay on the shore but still gaze at the sea I remember the fallen and they think of me For our souls in the ocean together will be. I remember the fallen and they think of me, For our souls in the ocean together will be

Grandpa passed, he was a warrior in his youth and a stubborn bastard to the end, drove his car till 98 and had stories to tell that belong in Hollywood miss you Grandpa

I shed a tear for my friend Keith every time I hear this masterpiece. I raise a glass to him, and one to you gents as well. Though the sea separates us, I hope you can hear me singing along with you in the states.

"Their smiles below say I don't owe them my life " Dude. I cried. Not tearing uo but actually cried. This song man

I am not over exaggerating in saying that this song has played a huge role in pulling me out of a very dark place. Finally being able to accept what has happened. That's something.

I've been a funeral director for 5 years. And I was a deputy coroner for 2 of that. This song hits me every time. I see the faces of the people I picked up every day .

"Now that I'm staring down at the darkest abyss I'm not sure what I want but I don't think it's this" This is one of the most powerful, touching lines I think I've ever heard.

The longest Johns inspired me to start singing shanties myself, and this was the song that started my love affair with them. A beautiful and heartfelt song it is; I remember how nervous and scared I was after commenting that I was good at singing at a social event. I was asked to sing. Thanks to this song, I made a lot of friends and brought a tear to one person's eye that became my best friend. Thanks to the longest Johns for helping me find my love of singing.

I lost my mom in december, (and then 4 days later my dog) and in january i began to have suicidal thoughts daily (i never will but the thoughts were very intrusive). Ive been listening to this song every work day since then, looping it to get through days. Its one of the most beautiful songs I know and it means SO much. Thank you with all my heart for putting down this in tune and words.

I don’t cry when listening to songs, at least that’s what i thought, until I heard this song, it’s lyrics are just so powerful.

I Just cruised through all of the comments, liking every and each one. It surprises me that, even this song being 7 years old, there are still comments coming, inclusively mine, some from only a couple of hours ago. It seems that this masterpiece is still reaching and making cry new people. This is really just... Unbelievable. I hope that all of you are having a better time than yesterday. This song is really amazing, and somehow I can relate to, literally, every and each verse of it. I didn't lose all my friends, but all of it remember me of something I recall living. Johns, you have made me cry for the last couple days, if you are reading this. Well done. I really needed that. I'm gonna reach my long ago isolated father now. Though he committed noticeable crimes, it has been too long since I last saw him. Will send him this music, and nothing more. Good luck, everyone. I hope you can find peace, be it at sea or on land.

This feels like a song about a man so wracked with loss, guilt and longing that he sees peace in death. The Night, a place he once knew is death. He reaches his dead friends, sheds a tear for his life that he is about to give up. His dead loved ones (shipmates) tell him not to do it, and that his guilt is forgiven, and he should live his life as they will meet again. Having decided not to kill himself, the sea tries to take him. Down in the depths, he sees death and realises that this is not what he wants. He chooses life. Living to honour their memories. This is genuinely one of the most impactful songs i've ever heard.

I love grandpa. May you rest easy.