Two words for you: 'Blind Faith'....okay, more than two words:
This song clearly addresses the concept of going strictly off of blind faith and emotions to guide you through life as it relates to religious or personal beliefs. I agree it could be interpreted in other ways too and even more specific ways as many song can be; which is fine. However, songs are quite often written about fairly general and widely thought about topics such as love and religion or the meaning of life (these being some of the most written about topics. In terms of this topic, many people base their beliefs entirely on a “good feeling” they get about something after they've thought or prayed about it a lot, and nothing else; hence, blind faith. This is usually backed up by some sort of bias; as in a desire for it to be right, or true. Additionally, there is a general notion throughout the song of cautioning against this method of decision making. Think about this concept as you read through the lyrics again and I'm sure a light bulb with go off in your head!
Let me break it down:
“In pitch dark I go walking in your landscape”: This is someone walking blindly in a world they have built up in their head.
“Broken branches trip me as I speak”: The problem of being “tripped up” as the person constantly tries to speak for and justify their fantasy world as it continually clashes with reality; being that it's based on nothing but there own bias and belief.
“Just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there”: Simply stating that, just because the person wants it to be true and has a good feeling about it in their heart, doesn't necessarily mean that's the way it is or that it's true.
“There's always a siren singing you to shipwreck”: This is talking about whatever is fueling or driving the person's desire for their belief to be true. The “siren” representing something beautiful or attractive about their belief drawing them to like it and hold to it. And the “shipwreck” representing the deception that often accompanies the “siren” or beautiful idea.
“Steer away from the rocks, we'd be a walking disaster.....Don't reach out”: Again, just a warning to avoid this sort of thing as it will most likely lead to disaster.
“Someone on your shoulder...just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there”: This possibly referring a “little companion helping to guide the person through this path of blindness; whether that's their own thoughts or bias or feelings or whatever. Basically it's just them convincing themselves in one way or another. And again, 'just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there' or real.
“Why so green and lonely?”: Not sure about this part other than, maybe just a sense of loneliness with the false notions.
“Heaven sent you to me, to me?”: This line being posed as a question may be signifying a sense of doubt in the individual concerning their reasoning's and belief's. If it's not posed as a question, then maybe just a feeling that their beliefs come from something divine.
“We are accidents waiting to happen”: I think this is simply Tom York stating that we, as humans with tendencies to reason in this way, are accidents waiting to happen.
Even if I'm wrong about it specifically being about religion/belief's, I think it would still be the same concept, just referring to something other than religion or belief's. But this makes the most sense and would be most typical.
Two words for you: 'Blind Faith'....okay, more than two words:
This song clearly addresses the concept of going strictly off of blind faith and emotions to guide you through life as it relates to religious or personal beliefs. I agree it could be interpreted in other ways too and even more specific ways as many song can be; which is fine. However, songs are quite often written about fairly general and widely thought about topics such as love and religion or the meaning of life (these being some of the most written about topics. In terms of this topic, many people base their beliefs entirely on a “good feeling” they get about something after they've thought or prayed about it a lot, and nothing else; hence, blind faith. This is usually backed up by some sort of bias; as in a desire for it to be right, or true. Additionally, there is a general notion throughout the song of cautioning against this method of decision making. Think about this concept as you read through the lyrics again and I'm sure a light bulb with go off in your head!
Let me break it down:
“In pitch dark I go walking in your landscape”: This is someone walking blindly in a world they have built up in their head.
“Broken branches trip me as I speak”: The problem of being “tripped up” as the person constantly tries to speak for and justify their fantasy world as it continually clashes with reality; being that it's based on nothing but there own bias and belief.
“Just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there”: Simply stating that, just because the person wants it to be true and has a good feeling about it in their heart, doesn't necessarily mean that's the way it is or that it's true.
“There's always a siren singing you to shipwreck”: This is talking about whatever is fueling or driving the person's desire for their belief to be true. The “siren” representing something beautiful or attractive about their belief drawing them to like it and hold to it. And the “shipwreck” representing the deception that often accompanies the “siren” or beautiful idea.
“Steer away from the rocks, we'd be a walking disaster.....Don't reach out”: Again, just a warning to avoid this sort of thing as it will most likely lead to disaster.
“Someone on your shoulder...just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there”: This possibly referring a “little companion helping to guide the person through this path of blindness; whether that's their own thoughts or bias or feelings or whatever. Basically it's just them convincing themselves in one way or another. And again, 'just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there' or real.
“Why so green and lonely?”: Not sure about this part other than, maybe just a sense of loneliness with the false notions.
“Heaven sent you to me, to me?”: This line being posed as a question may be signifying a sense of doubt in the individual concerning their reasoning's and belief's. If it's not posed as a question, then maybe just a feeling that their beliefs come from something divine.
“We are accidents waiting to happen”: I think this is simply Tom York stating that we, as humans with tendencies to reason in this way, are accidents waiting to happen.
Even if I'm wrong about it specifically being about religion/belief's, I think it would still be the same concept, just referring to something other than religion or belief's. But this makes the most sense and would be most typical.