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After decades of methodical analysis, research, and contemplation I have arrived at the conclusion that Sandy Pearlman and Albert Bouchard are incorrect about the meaning of the lyrics for this song. How can this be? They wrote the lyrics? Doesn’t their intention count? No. Or rather, there are conscious and subconscious intentions, and this song reflects the discrepancy between the two. Sure, I am willing to accept that Pearlman wrote a literary cycle about imaginos and aliens tinkering with history, and that he and Bouchard intended the song to vaguely reflect those themes, but there were subconscious imperatives at work here. In the same way I might intend to tell you to take a bus to California, but I write it as “take a bus to Kalamazoo” my intention means nothing, the meaning has changed, and probably because I have an ulterior motive for wanting you in Kalamazoo. The song tells us this right at the start. The acid and oil on the madman’s face, reason (intention) flies away. So right off the bat, we know, beyond doubt, that the reason or intent behind the lyrics are false, the true meaning coming from some place beyond conscious thought.\nSo what is the song about? String theory, and the impact of diverging time lines based on critical moments of transition, and the choice between Zoroastrian values (eternal light) and science(the light that never warms).\nMidnight, and moo drops bursting, the transition between night and morning, the past and future. The nexus of the crisis, the moment of choice, or the two doors locked, one mirrors the other. Two divergent timelines, the past is mirrored, but the future pregnant with different potentials. Like lesser birds on the four winds, we are buffeted about by the impact of choices, or even random happenings, beyond our ability to recognize. The term silver scrapes is analogous to the lesser birds, but comes from an alternate reality, which is why it is meaningless in our time line. \nSuzy (sans Charles, the grinning boy) faces a time of transition, as represented by her impending marriage, which is not literal, but rather a decision that she will commit to, for better or worse. The nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms, that’s the critical moment, where a step through one door leads to a specific event horizon, while the other door would lead to a different one. They mirror each other’s past, but the future will unfold differently based on the action chosen. The song is riddled with references to that moment of transition where two futures can spring from one past. \nThe choice of course, is to follow the course of Zoroastrian values, the basis for most modern religious constructs and also referred to in this song as the eternal light, or to follow science, the light that never warms. \nFinally, Desdenova is the moment of decision, Suzy chooses eternal light, or faith in spiritual nature of reality rather than the path of scientific method. Carrie is of course completely superfluous to the song meaning and added in to have the right number of syllables for the verses to match up. \nI am sure this will settle the discussion once and for all. Cheers! |
