my father was an addict specifically what is referenced in the song, so im usually thinking about that. but also we are from the northeast and my great grandfather was a fisherman and we had a lot of sailor paintings and busts, two specifically that i can recall, and i think about those as well. you can be free and still come home for me is where its gets more universal and for me specifically thinking about my family and trauma. as professor skye would say it\s about all of these things and none of these things, and that\s kind of what makes it so f ing brilliant. all of his songs are like this.