In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
When the time is right and the night is bright,
We will see the things we've come to find,
I've been searching for just a little more,
Though the days girl just slip away,
And the red sunset that we just met,
I can see forever,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
Transfixed upon the why,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Well they say it's right if it feels alright,
When your love burn up in the mire,
So I burnt a fire for a lost desire,
See it burning higher,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
Transfixed upon the why,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
Transfixed upon the why,
The mind's eye,
Right now,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
We will see the things we've come to find,
I've been searching for just a little more,
Though the days girl just slip away,
And the red sunset that we just met,
I can see forever,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
Transfixed upon the why,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Well they say it's right if it feels alright,
When your love burn up in the mire,
So I burnt a fire for a lost desire,
See it burning higher,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
Transfixed upon the why,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
Transfixed upon the why,
The mind's eye,
Right now,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
Come and see the mind's eye,
We can find it if we try,
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I think the song is about wanting live a non-phony life (as talked about in the Catcher in the Rye), wanting to have real experiences and real, meaningful relationships. I think the sentece "I've been searching for just a little more" perhaps means that he isn't satisfied with the superficialness of other relationships. You know that life is short ("Though the days girl just slip away"), and therefore you want to see "the mind's eye" - the real things - before it's too late, to have the feeling that this life is not a total waste of time. I might be wrong, but then again I am Norwegian, so my Englsigh skills aren't as good as yours. But anyway, it's a beautiful song. I don't care who they sound like, I love it anyway.
Ingrid
I believe this song is about shedding our egos.
"When the time is right and the night is bright, We will see the things we've come to find, I've been searching for just a little more, Though the days girl just slip away, And the red sunset that we just met, I can see forever,
Come and see the mind's eye, We can find it if we try, Come and see the mind's eye, Transfixed upon the why, Come and see the mind's eye, We can find it if we try,"
1st verse with the chorus is him literally shedding his ego, when the time is right what he has been trying to achieve what seemed for days slipping away but the red sunset not sure if you guys know but working on ships a red sunset set means calm winds and seas are coming meaning he has found what he was looking for shredded his ego and now he can see forever... the chorus is all about opening your third eye your minds eye you just have to try.
"Well they say it's right if it feels alright, When your love burn up in the mire, So I burnt a fire for a lost desire, See it burning higher,"
2nd verse to me is how we feed our egos and how when we feed the ego it just burns higher, They say meaning other egos who think they are happy, if it feels alright then it's right so keep feeding your ego, but then everything your ego loves keeps getting burned up in the more so meaning everything your ego feeds on eventually has no use to you aka possessions and wants, so this person keeps feeding his ego, he burns another fire for some other desire and his ego burns higher...
I've always liked the line, "Transfixed upon the why," and I believe that it can have multiple explanations, the most obvious of which, and the one I believe, is that someone is focused on the "why" aspect of something, or the "why not" aspect of it...
Any more ACTUAL interpretations?
I think he is talking about a girl that he was currently dating. "We can find it if we try" would mean that they can work out their problems, and "Transfixed upon the why" would mean that they shouldnt worry about the "Why" of things and just let everything work itself out.
Then in the second verse it looks like he gives up hope of seeing her, and he doesnt really like her anymore as shown here "So I burnt a fire for a lost desire, See it burning higher."
I absolutely love this song. I looked them up a little, and zeppelin is their main influence. They just mold together the styles of tons of bands that I have always liked into one great band. Maybe the sound leans a little tword Zeppelin...but i think their sound is groundbreaking in regards to the crappy 21st century music
the pineal gland in the brain is reffered to as the "minds eye" which produces small amounts of DMT naturally, which is believed to be the reason why people have very visual dreams. DMT is also extracted from a certain plant, and can be smoked for an extremely intense phycadelic trip. this song sounds alot like a potential DMT trip. thats just my opinion tho culd be about something else :P
Nice info bro!<br />
pretty good song, i reckon. i heard it a couple of weeks ago. i like how it builds up. in the chorus<p><b><i>Edited by evanreyes on December 6 2007, at 09:35PM</i></b></p>
top song
the videoclip has a hippie in it
I think this song is about doing nothing in your life and you finially decide you gotta do something
awsome keyboard solo