Verse 1
I got to thinking about pain late last night.
There are different kinds of pain and some say that you can learn a lot from it, you can get tougher, stronger or even wiser.
What you usually get is scarred and hurt to body and soul.
One type of pain is "heartache" of which i got a hefty dose a few summers back.
I was jumping onto a friend's sailing-boat and banged my chest hard into the starboard lantern.
If i was a betting-man i would lay money on the fact that my scream of pain and anger was heard to more than a few islands nearby.
Verse 2
There is another kind of "heartache" that i don't really wish upon anyone. You can count yourself blessed if you never have to suffer through it.
This type definitely scars and probably teaches you something. I am sure though that i would rather have been spared. Both scar and wisdom.
Verse 3
There is no blame or guilt here, the boat had lanterns and i should have been more careful.
And my heart was willingly given without regrets.
In retrospect i wish i had kicked the boat for the pain it caused me and for a lot more of what i once had.