[dray7austin]

I may have missed something in my question. Not being a seafaring person like my Grandfathers, I would think the original lyrics of "the hatchways caved in" whether it happened like that or not, would not be an insult upon any of the family members or upon the memories of their loved ones who lost their lives. It's nice that Gordon is the type of person to not wish to hurt others whether it be TWOTEF or even IYCRMM. But in all honesty, and this is my own opinion, I think the original lyrics about the hatch covers need not be changed. The lyric never mentions any person aboard the Edmund not doing their job. To me the lyric itself speaks about the power of water and how such a large ship could end up as twisted or broken metal on the bottom of the ocean. I never imagined one person or even two were to blame. It would be the same as blaming the folks who are in charge of fire extinguishers after a building burns down after a massive fire. I can only blame the forces of nature of what happened out on that lake. I'm for leaving the lyric as is. That's myself personally of course. I don't ever want to see anyone hurt over Gordon's lyrics. And neither does he obviously. But I just don't see why anyone would be. But like I said, not being myself a seafaring person, I may not have the full understanding of the lyric. I hope for song to remain the same.