“Ocean” by Lady Antebellum
The best way to describe the premise of this song is as the word “ocean” – and all of the associated imagery it entails – being a metaphor for the singer’s relationship with her lover. Thus when she makes a statement like she’s “not afraid to drown”, such points to the idea of Hillary Scott, Lady Antebellum’s lead singer, casting fear aside to commit herself wholeheartedly to the addressee, i.e. her romantic interest.
And from the looks of things their relationship has its fair share of challenges, which she refers to as “waves”. But for the most part, the primary sentiment she is expressing throughout is one which, succinctly put, she is in love. And just as she is ready to give her all to making her union with the addressee a lasting one, she likewise desires him to display a similar level of commitment.
When did Lady Antebellum release “Ocean”?
This love song was released on the 20th day of September 2019. The band released it as the third single from their eighth studio album, which is also entitled “Ocean”.
The release of “Ocean” followed the releases of the songs “What If I Never Get Over You” and “Pictures”.
Did Lady Antebellum write “Ocean”?
No. None of the members of Lady Antebellum contributed to the composition of “Ocean”. “Ocean” was actually written by the below writers:
- T. Brown
- S. Buxton
- A. Stoklasa
And the track was produced by Dan Huff.
Song Structure
This Lady Antebellum song has the following structure: Verse – Chorus – Verse – Chorus – Bridge – Chorus
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You totally missed the point of the song. It’s not a just a generic relationship where the guy isn’t committing. There’s hardly any relationship at all because the guy is shutting her out because of his inner demons.
Chuck you nailed it with your comment. Thats the exact meaning of this song.
The song is about the singer pleading with her partner to share whatever internal struggles with her.
The ocean is a metaphor of her partner’s whole being. She just wants to be let in and is not afraid of whatever darkness inside.
For whatever reasons, the partner is not sharing the internal turmoils he/she is facing. She does not want to merely be there at the sidelines (I’m so tired of the shore) but wants to be a part of whatever her partner is going through and face whatever together (I want to swim in you).
great song! love lady a
I honestly thought this song was about watching your loved dealing with Dementia. My husband is suffering with the horrible disease and days I felt this way. This how I will relate to the song.
This is soo sad😔. Crazy how a song can be enterpreted in many different ways, but all of them meaningful.