I think this song is a plea for knowledge about life and death. she is asking to be made a witness to the truth and to be taken out of darkness (her current ignorant state) and out of doubt. when she says "wont weigh you down with good intention or make fire out of clay or other inventions" she is bargaining with her maker...if you show me I wont misinterpret, or create false truths. Then she asks the question: "will we burn in heaven", in the afterlife, "like we do down here", in life where we are filled with desires and urges that burn but we are taught to repress so that we can go to heaven. "will the change come while we're waiting" on our deathbead will we see the truth? will I be changed then? "everyone is waiting", we all die and we are all waiting to know the answers. when she says "And when we;re done soul searching" she is refering to old age.
"when we've carried the weight" carried burden and responsibility "and died for a cause" the cause of living a good life "is missery made beautiful right before our eyes" is our suffering made beautiful as we die? "will mercy be revealed and blind us where we stand" will we be allowed into heaven and be blinded by the light of god?
I'm not a religious person but this is how i interpret the song.
I think this song is a plea for knowledge about life and death. she is asking to be made a witness to the truth and to be taken out of darkness (her current ignorant state) and out of doubt. when she says "wont weigh you down with good intention or make fire out of clay or other inventions" she is bargaining with her maker...if you show me I wont misinterpret, or create false truths. Then she asks the question: "will we burn in heaven", in the afterlife, "like we do down here", in life where we are filled with desires and urges that burn but we are taught to repress so that we can go to heaven. "will the change come while we're waiting" on our deathbead will we see the truth? will I be changed then? "everyone is waiting", we all die and we are all waiting to know the answers. when she says "And when we;re done soul searching" she is refering to old age.
"when we've carried the weight" carried burden and responsibility "and died for a cause" the cause of living a good life "is missery made beautiful right before our eyes" is our suffering made beautiful as we die? "will mercy be revealed and blind us where we stand" will we be allowed into heaven and be blinded by the light of god?
I'm not a religious person but this is how i interpret the song.