Too heavy, and it will sink.
This story felt deeply personal to me. It represents how I experienced my own "rebirth" after my father's death. At first, you're overwhelmed by sadness. You're fully in tune with the emotions in your heart, feeling as though embracing that sorrow completely is the right thing to do. It feels poetic. But in doing so, you end up dragging everyone else down (and, metaphorically, destroying them, much like the boat in the story).
Then you realize that we are meant to lie a little in this world. We are all liars in some way; it's what makes us practical. We must fight for ourselves because that is the only path to a proper rebirth...
The game is absolutely beautiful and feels surreal. It reminds me a lot of The Boy and the Heron. For some reason, it also slightly brings Kingdom Hearts to mind. Maybe it’s the piano or the UI sound effects? Either way, I loved it.