The beginning of this song, I think is both from the perspective of the boy we've been following since sleeping lessons, and James Mercer. James Mercer has been clever enough to convey ideas that aren't touched on in many albums because of the sheer gravity and grimness they portray.
Either way, our main character has fallen to a level where he can no longer assess the world around him in a coherent manner.
"This is what you get for pulling pins out of the hole inside the hole you're in." This is what happens when you start questioning life to a point where you cannot find hope for yourself, because it all has become grim and meaningless.
But you are pushed along regardless.
Some decide to go along with the side of angels and gods, gathering with "all their pearly snapping." Those who choose not to belive are closed inside the basement, a cold and dark place. And though the boy may not have realized what this meant when he started rejecting religion at the beginning of this album, he realizes it now, and now it hardly matters.
Regardless he is pushed forward, society asks him to make decisions about life and a career, because the warmth of summer and ignorance is over, and its time to join those who have come before him.
I agree with most of your analyzation, but then I question, is he finally accepting religion, etc., because his summer of ignorance is over, or is he being pushed to do so because that's what "eventually happens"? That in this world, if you're weak in your own beliefs you will eventually be sucked into the beliefs of others.
I agree with most of your analyzation, but then I question, is he finally accepting religion, etc., because his summer of ignorance is over, or is he being pushed to do so because that's what "eventually happens"? That in this world, if you're weak in your own beliefs you will eventually be sucked into the beliefs of others.
The beginning of this song, I think is both from the perspective of the boy we've been following since sleeping lessons, and James Mercer. James Mercer has been clever enough to convey ideas that aren't touched on in many albums because of the sheer gravity and grimness they portray.
Either way, our main character has fallen to a level where he can no longer assess the world around him in a coherent manner.
"This is what you get for pulling pins out of the hole inside the hole you're in." This is what happens when you start questioning life to a point where you cannot find hope for yourself, because it all has become grim and meaningless. But you are pushed along regardless. Some decide to go along with the side of angels and gods, gathering with "all their pearly snapping." Those who choose not to belive are closed inside the basement, a cold and dark place. And though the boy may not have realized what this meant when he started rejecting religion at the beginning of this album, he realizes it now, and now it hardly matters.
Regardless he is pushed forward, society asks him to make decisions about life and a career, because the warmth of summer and ignorance is over, and its time to join those who have come before him.
I agree with most of your analyzation, but then I question, is he finally accepting religion, etc., because his summer of ignorance is over, or is he being pushed to do so because that's what "eventually happens"? That in this world, if you're weak in your own beliefs you will eventually be sucked into the beliefs of others.
I agree with most of your analyzation, but then I question, is he finally accepting religion, etc., because his summer of ignorance is over, or is he being pushed to do so because that's what "eventually happens"? That in this world, if you're weak in your own beliefs you will eventually be sucked into the beliefs of others.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.