"I sat apon the setting sun" makes sense when you realize he just had a bout with serious illniess and thought about death. "I never wanted water once." I read this as "wanted for water" like he always had water or thought he had water. But maybe now he wants some and he didn't before. Seems like a metaphor for spiritual guidance or wisdom. He thought he was OK. "My words fall far below" they don't measure up to what he really is feeling maybe? It seems self-depricating. But he lets his music take him where his hearts wants to go. "I swam apon the Devil's Lake." By this time he was pretty much a rock-star already. I think he means he got into the sin and lifestyle that comes with that. But apparently not anymore. "Never never neh ver." The ai sentiment analysis on my review is making a sad face. the song has some sad overtones but it is about transformation.