Ants of the Sky

"I wrote this song in an airport. When I listen to music on my headphones, I like to watch the world work and think about what every single person is doing that day. This song is about each one of us creating our own itinerary and flying through our life on one big vacation. Trying to find happiness, perfection, and love.

It’s a “bloody, bumpy” road for most, and others it’s a wonderful journey. We fly away from our problems and towards our solutions (at least what we think are our solutions). We are the ants of the sky...aka the walking dead." -Tommy

'this song is the meat and potatos of colors'

this of course making viridian the gravy, and white walls the chocolate cake at the end

this song is the meat and potatos of colors

if you listen carefully, on the Colors: Live DVD, Tommy says "seems the high horse is taking -YOU- all home..." instead of "them". Wonder if it was intentional or maybe a Freudian slip...

I think the title signifies our smallness in a world so big, all seeking to find our greatest potential.

"Why should we sleep today... Why should we awake tomorrow? we can just pop back a few and drift through this pre-programmed flight."

This signifies the questions we all ask ourselves at times: why am I here, what is my purpose, why should I wake up tomorrow morning? when some feel that life is fate and their destiny is alrealdy determined, they are just pieces on the chess board.

This part makes me think the song is describing two different types of people:

"My teeth grin oddly today... They seem to gleam more than normal Maybe it will be noticed (That's all we ever asked for. Grinning through it all........)"

The above meaning that even though life is a difficult journey, "Grinning through it all," or making the best of what we have is what some choose to do. And all in all their wishes are that someone will notice and acknowledge that positivity on life.

"(In the other corner the thinker thinks: I seem more jagged than normal I am the episode of constant wandering A nomad in my own surroundings... this hand produces the nerve). Walking dead. "

This represents someone that grimaces through life, negative, wandering, and never actively seeking that which could make them happy, and are ultimately "walking dead" because they have no dreams, no efforts to seek their true happiness.

Amazing song, the music is astounding, even before reading the lyrics and even moreso after.

The hoedown is the single greatest section of any song, ever. XD

'Seems the high horse is taking them all home... I can't leave myself out' Is the best part of the song And with every song you can tell their influences are Pink Floyd

I also see a lot of subtle references to dependence, i.e., dependence on medications as answers to the problem. There's such a huge trend in this country to "pop back a few" and let someone tell us that the only way to cure ourselves is through the next big drug.

This song and CD is absolutely mind blowing. One of the most talented bands to date. For sure.

I have to say, I think the bluegrass break near the end of the song might be one of my favorite parts of any BtBaM songs.