White Shadows

It's recognizing oneself as a larger part of a system, globally and even universally.

Little white shadows refer to ghosts, or angels, or perhaps aliens... they are guiding figures. Regardless of whether you believe they are ghosts or angels or aliens, they are all supernatural beings.

Many people, alien abductees, spiritualists, and the devoutly religious, have experiences with these supernatural beings. If you study these people's stories, they report similar experiences explained in the first and second stanza of having communications with "Little white shadows" whom they know are there but can't quite see clearly.

The song continues to reveal experiences most of us have, which is becoming self-aware, and realizing there is a larger picture than the individual self. It then continues with further realizations about our individual roles in the world, globally, and then realizations of our roles in an even larger picture, the universe.

When I was a young boy I tried to listen And I want to feel like that Little white shadows blink and I missed em Part of a system I am

If you ever feel like something's missing Things you'll never understand Little white shadows sparkle and glisten Part of a system plan

--- Little white shadows - angels, spirits, ghosts, aliens (collectively, supernatural beings) were speaking to him as a young child. And he did his best to listen and learn.

All this noise, I'm waking up All this space I'm taking up All this sound is breaking up

--- This is the beginning of self-awareness or sentience, which typically occurs around adolescence

Maybe you'll get what you wanted Maybe you'll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state

Maybe you'll know when you see it Maybe if you say it you'll mean it And when you find it you'll keep it In a permanent state A permanent state

--- I believe these were some of the lessons the supernatural beings were telling him. And they can also be a universal goal of most humans - to find and achieve their goals, whether it be happiness, wealth, love, peace, etc...

When I was a young boy I tried to listen Don't you want to feel like that

You're part of the human race All of the stars and the outer space Part of the system plan

--- Again, I believe these are more lessons he learned from the "little white shadows"... and it also represents realizations that he is part of a larger picture. That all humans are intertwined globally, and to extend it further.. the human race is part of a larger picture that extends into space and beyond... a universal picture.

All this noise, I'm waking up All this space I'm taking up I cannot hear, you're breaking up

--- Again, this is acknowledgement and realization of our roles not only globally, but our roles collectively as part of a larger picture that extends into the enormous "System" of Space (or the Universe... or what should be called the InfiniVerse)

Whoa oh

Maybe you'll get what you wanted Maybe you'll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state

Maybe you'll know when you see it Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it And when you find it you'll keep it In a permanent state A permanent state

--- Again, acknowledging our individual goals, but perhaps in these stanzas, it's an acknowledgement of the Human Race and our goals collectively. Perhaps, these "little white shadows" are guiding us, reassuring us, that we are part of a larger picture and that if we continue on our path, we can achieve this permanent state of happiness, goodness, ... this could be nirvana, heaven, enlightenment, a new age...who knows? And this may be achieved not only individually, but collectively as the human race. Perhaps when we evolve enough to minimize violence, hatred, and ignorance. I stress "minimize", because i don't believe it is possible to eliminate the negatives...for you need negatives to have positives.

Swimming on a sea of faces A tide of the human race So, an answer now is what I need

I see it in the new sun rising I see it break on your horizon Oh come on love, stay with me

--- This is another level of realization and awareness. Seeing all of the world and all of the people of the world and realizing the massiveness of human existence that is 7 billion and counting. And asking for an answer to the question we all ask and the answer is the final stanza. Which I'll leave for you to interpret.

Obviously, just my thoughts on what I consider a phenomenal song. And no, i don't think this is the 'correct' or 'right' interpretation because what i'm trying to convey is there is no 'right' or 'wrong' way to interpret this song and there is no 'right' or 'wrong' way to interpret anything in life. Everything is infinite and there are infinite possibilities, which is what makes our world, our universe, and our infiniverse, beautiful. But that is not to say there is no 'right' or 'wrong' in life. In matters of opinion, there is no 'right' or 'wrong'. In matters of morality, there certainly is 'right' or 'wrong' and if you are a self-aware, loving, human being... you know 'right' from 'wrong'.

Peace be upon you.