i thought the song was about a failing relationship i.e. late in the hour and a few more grains of sand references that things are coming to an end, but there is still some time.
He still wants to fix things and that is what the crack in the clouds bit means.
the flowers are his memories of when times were good
he looks to his family for support
in the end he has tried and it aint his fault that things no longer work i.e. "i lay no blame myself". he's saying that he isnt gonna blame her himself but it's obvious tht it's her fault.
in the end he finds it's his responsibility to move on "like a soldier" into the future or "the shape of things to come"
i thought the song was about a failing relationship i.e. late in the hour and a few more grains of sand references that things are coming to an end, but there is still some time.
He still wants to fix things and that is what the crack in the clouds bit means.
the flowers are his memories of when times were good
he looks to his family for support
in the end he has tried and it aint his fault that things no longer work i.e. "i lay no blame myself". he's saying that he isnt gonna blame her himself but it's obvious tht it's her fault.
in the end he finds it's his responsibility to move on "like a soldier" into the future or "the shape of things to come"