I was mesmerized by this song when I first listened to it --it drew me into a new and fantastical world that seemed so far away, yet extremely tangible in my imagination. The life of the sailors was fascinating and alluring to me in that it seemed that all the sailors made a definitive decision to get on a ship and catch this huge whale. When do we make definitive decisions like this anymore? The idea of catching this huge whale with a minuscule ship seems wholly improbable to me. But the idea of dedicating a lifetime to trying to attain this enormous (physically and metaphorically) goal is commendable.
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