Jakey pinned this personal interpretation of the song in the comments section of the music video:

Essentially, Moby Dick (the white whale) is love. For another, for myself; whatever. I wanted to make a song that could capture the raw and intense feeling of heartbreak, particularly at a young age. You hate the world, you hate yourself, nothing makes any sense, you feel like this white whale has complete control over you and there’s nothing you can do about it. Obviously that’s not true, everyone has a shit ton of control over their love life and actions and blah blah blah. But in the moment you feel completely powerless, lost, really fucking mad and very sad. I also just really loved the name “Moby Dick” and the ocean themes because 1) shit feels like you’re lost at sea and 2) the main instruments used on this track are soundfonts from Donkey Kong Country – one of them being the “Aquatic Accordion.”

I"m also really happy with how the music video turned out after the idea spawned in my head. It’s not perfect, but my main goal was to capture the isolation and struggle of a break-up and I really liked the setting of an empty gym to really contrast the intensity of the lyrics. Basically that even though the person in the song is going through some serious shit, the person in the video has moved past that – instead starting to focus more on that self-worth status (self-worth gang.) Doing his best to hunt that white whale, even if it seems impossible.

P.S. – I’m doing quite alright. I know this song + the heartbreak video might look like I’m fucked- but trust me, I’m doing good.