| Pearl Jam – Speed of Sound Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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for me this song is about reaching enlightenment, unity conciousness. from the lyrics of which eddie wrote the lyrics I think he had some revelations about absolute truth and wisdom. I think he knows that there is only one truth, that our thoughts and the way we experience things are illusions in the end...when you ask yourself the right questions, they all disappear. yesterday and tomorrow only exist in our illusory minds. If you see through your illusions, they all will fall apart and what remains is truth, enlightenment. Enlightenment is that distant light that he tries to reach. He knows that this absolute light and wisdom exists en that his experiences from the past, his thoughts and feelings about them get in the way to reach enlightenment, to see things clearly just as they are, to realize the one true self. The speed of light is faster than the speed of sound, light is ultimate wisdom. He is asking himself questions whether he will reach that point of unity conciousness that seems so far away. "Why deny this, drive inside, just looking for some peace Every time I get me some it gets the best of me Not much left, you see" He knows that you have to break down your ego-mind structure to get there, so less and less of your identity, who you think you are, remains left. It is a very hard and painfull path when you know you live a lie, know that there is a higher being, but you can't seem to break through your conditioned mind to rest in that peace and be free of judgement, duality, etc. there is a lots of different depts in this song, each person will take exactly that message that fits for that particlar person. Truely amazing, beautiful, flowing where it needs to go... |
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