The subject of this song seems to be some sort of break up that occurred because of a mistake that he made that hurt his relationship with this girl.
The tone of this song I would say is regretful. The singer seems to regret that mistake that he made.
Throughout the song, the writer of this song uses specific words that contribute to the tone of the song. One of these instances occurs when he uses the word "boatloads" as he sings "boatloads of shame." If he were to have used the word "lots of shame" it wouldn't have had the same effect because "boatloads" explains more clearly what the singer was trying to get across. Another instance is when he uses the word "overwhelming" in the line where he says "That's filled with guilt and overwhelming shame." The word "overwhelming" has a more powerful meaning than again, if he were to have used the words "lots of." The word overwhelming more clearly pictures that toll of emotion and how greatly ashamed he is about what happened. At another point throughout the song, he sings "and sink into another world." Had he used a word like "fallen" instead of "sink", it wouldn't have been nearly as effective. The word "sink" has a negative connotation as compared to "fallen" and therefore helps contribute to how he is feeling.
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