Equinox

i love this song. :) my huge attempted line-by-line analysis is as follows (i have a lot of time on my hands, forgive me):

This year is old like a dying father Whose will is out of spite

i feel like this means that the end of the year is lasting a long time. it's existing out of spite for him. the year is only going on to remind him every day of how he left fftl, and how it's hard for him to establish his own identity away from the band.

We pile into separate agendas With the songs of defeat Playing in our minds

i think that this means that everyone has their own agenda and they really want to achieve it, but they bring themselves down before they even have a chance to give their all to completing their own agenda. i think that sonny wanted to leave fftl for a while, but couldn't because of he thought he'd never make it on his own.

For you I give and give away My unhappiness in color For your abandoned heart to see them To bloom into your world

he was miserable and honest about it. i think this has to do with the songs from fftl. he gives and gives his unhappiness away honestly in the songs, and the music bloomed into the abandoned hearts' worlds. they didn't feel so alone anymore.

Binded to your perfect lands To live like somber cattle

i think this relates to the beginning, about achieving your agenda. people are bound to their lives, and are unwilling and upset about it.

And we're gathered as seeds To sprout mid Sahara For who for what?

i think this means that everyone's oppurtunities present themselves at the worst and most difficult times. this relates to his split from fftl, because it was obviously a painful and upsetting transition for everyone.

i don't really know if this is right, but it's the way that i understand the song. it's gorgeous, no matter what anyone thinks it means :) kudos to sonny for producing such fantastic songs.