"Shame"

     The song "Shame" by the Avett Brothers is about getting a second chance with someone. The use of the phrase "Boatloads of shame" gets this across by emphasizing how sorry the speaker is. He does not feel shame, or lots of shame, but entire boats full of it! Another word choice he uses to establish the feel of the song is "Blame." The speaker feels so strongly about it that he cries for it to stop, showing how he wants to apologize. The author saying he wants to fall back in love is about the clearest message he can send that he wants a second chance. If someone comes right out and says "I want to love you again" it's fairly obvious they are pleading for a second chance.