This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation.
Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but simply represents a sort of "holding open the door" for people who otherwise might be affronted by this song/band's unusual style. I know, as a sort of armchair rock-historian, that there have been few bands so daring and so true to the sound that wanted to emerge from within, whether the creator wanted it or not. This band handled it with elegance and grace seldom, if ever, seen.
archaic motion
twelve feet behind yourself
we used to walk together
for so long
it's not, it's not over, it's never ending
simply existing
in the halls of yesterday
exit to meaning
you're not forgotten
it's not, it's not over, it's never ending
i just need a little more
evidence of your survival
is that your final answer
to what we had
simply existing, simply gone mad
it's not, it's not over, it's never ending
i just need a little more
evidence of your survival
twelve feet behind yourself
we used to walk together
for so long
it's not, it's not over, it's never ending
simply existing
in the halls of yesterday
exit to meaning
you're not forgotten
it's not, it's not over, it's never ending
i just need a little more
evidence of your survival
is that your final answer
to what we had
simply existing, simply gone mad
it's not, it's not over, it's never ending
i just need a little more
evidence of your survival
Lyrics submitted by marcos88
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