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World to Come Lyrics
I’m sitting by a lake
But it’s not of this earth
The water is so clear
And the birds are alive
A mirror for the sky
They see themselves
And fly away
I’m sitting by a lake
The universe is alive
I lay down by the river-flow
It’s a river of stars
I’m living by the ocean
It’s an ocean of light
How do you call
This place around us
It’s a world that I once saw
In a dream
Will you please tell me now
If I’m dead or alive
Landscapes so bright
All around
It’s a city of light
Were who when and why ?
I think therefore I am
I feel like I know this land
But it must be so far away…
This world is life
This “clouds-and-wonders”
Is all I need
And it will never go
You say it’s lost
I don’t believe it
This is my vision
We can never know
This is the earth
But ages after
I know the world
Will overcome its’ pain
The simple fact
I dream about it
Already makes it
Happen in the rain
It’s right in front
But you don’t face it
I’m dedicated
All my life in me
And made of light
Our sun is growing
Like in the heart of some of us
I pray
And other lands
You will discover
This form of life
Is not the only one
I was a child
And I just knew it
And now I know
The vision came alive
But it’s not of this earth
The water is so clear
And the birds are alive
A mirror for the sky
They see themselves
And fly away
The universe is alive
I lay down by the river-flow
It’s a river of stars
I’m living by the ocean
It’s an ocean of light
How do you call
This place around us
It’s a world that I once saw
In a dream
If I’m dead or alive
Landscapes so bright
All around
It’s a city of light
Were who when and why ?
I think therefore I am
I feel like I know this land
But it must be so far away…
This “clouds-and-wonders”
Is all I need
And it will never go
You say it’s lost
I don’t believe it
This is my vision
We can never know
But ages after
I know the world
Will overcome its’ pain
The simple fact
I dream about it
Already makes it
Happen in the rain
But you don’t face it
I’m dedicated
All my life in me
And made of light
Our sun is growing
Like in the heart of some of us
I pray
You will discover
This form of life
Is not the only one
I was a child
And I just knew it
And now I know
The vision came alive
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I think this is about how he had a dream of a world that was clean and alive, unlink what ours is turning out to be, and he is convinced that we can make this world like the dream.
i think this song is about how our world will be one day when man no longer exists, how clean it will be
There is one big punch line that gave me the meaning of this song straight away (from my perspective). "I think, therefore I am". This is the most known line in philosophy, written by Descartes (original is "I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am"). It's the evidence for existence. Even more, it's the only undoubtful evidence you can have in life. In this song, Gojira sings about another world, but an unknown world. They question the world in many ways, as they don't know what it is. They say they see it in a dream, but also in a vision that shows future. They think it's not real, as wel as they question there own being in this very place. Descartes' line gives hereby the evidence that our own vision of reality can't be accepted as false. But also that this vision can't be accepted as true. The world we live in can be questioned. But the fact that you think, gives you evidence for your OWN realism. As Gojira asks in the song, "Am I dead or alive". The answer is, your mind might be in another "reality". It might be life, death, a dream, a simulation, hell, heaven or even being on drugs. But not the idea of not being alive. Because we're always in our own reality. We're always alive in ourselves.