Empire Of My Mind

I cant believe no-one has commented on this yet! This song is SO amazing. I love how metaphoric it is. I have many thoughts on what this song means but nothing coherent at the moment.

He's looking deep inside himself to try to decide if what he's doing or is about to do is right or wrong. I think he's leaning toward doing something he knows he shouldn't, and he feels weak because of it.

As a side note, "You are the light / That's breaking through the leaves" is one of my favorite Jakob Dylan lines.
A lot of his songs seem more like connections of images than anything else.

i think theres a bit more to it than wrong and right. the empire is spectacular, and i think its a metaphor for greater meaning. he knows the things he wants to do are wrong but hes looking for a reason no to do them. but the problem is if he cant see a greater purpose or a reason to do the right thing then he cant justify that there is wrong and right, hence "see a line..seperating wrong from right".

the references to another person might actually be god, the giver of a devine purpose. "im guilty by desgn" is my favourite line, as i think its a reference to the poem 'Design' by robert frost,which is about the intentions and existance of god.

This song was written specifically for the TV show "The Guardian," and was used as the theme song in its last two seasons.

It's about the show's main character, a probationer (a lawyer sentenced to 1500 hours working as a child advocate for drug possession, giving the show its title) who often finds himself in situations where there is no clear right or wrong and having to pick a side, and also finds himself doing the wrong thing when there is a clear right and wrong and not knowing why he does these things.

Great show, great theme song, one of the most complex characters to ever grace the TV screen. The show is available on Netflix in the US right now. It's highly recommended.