what does 'sail me down the river' mean? STP's song kitchenware & candybars?

Question

From the Album ''Purple" (1994)

Somebody told me I know where to go
Somebody showed me I was last to know
Sell me down the river (repeat 4 times)

What I wanted Is what I wanted
What I wanted Is what she wanted

Unfriendly feelings down on wounded knees
Unfriendly reasons some blind mothers need
Sell me down the river (repeat 4 times)

What I wanted Is what we wanted
What we wanted Is what she wanted

You read the words and it sells you life
They sell their words, but its all a lie

Somebody told me I know where to go
Somebody showed me I was last to know
Sell me down the river (repeat 4 times)


What I wanted Is what I wanted
What we wanted Is what we wanted

(end)


Isn't it supposed to be 'sail' ? What does it all mean? Is it a good song to commit suicide to you think?

Answer 1

perhaps refering to Moses and how he was sent down the river as a child...it all depends on who made it.