Lyrical song-verses have long been used for their extremely effective and intimate way of communicating the ideas of their composers. The Beatles' song, titled "Octopus's Garden," combines a number of typical and advanced techniques in order to convey the imaginary journey experienced by the composer to listeners. With vocals by Ringo Starr, the song comprises of six quatrain verses and ponders the question of what life would be like living under the sea. The imaginary journey undertaken by the composer explores the various conveniences of living "beneath the waves" in an Octopus's garden, away from the dark and inhumane world above.

"Octopus's Garden" was written in 1969 during the Vietnam War. In the third stanza, there is a subtle but clear reference to this war period in the line, "We would be warm below the storm." This line, coupled with "in our little hideaway beneath the sea," is suggesting...