This song is about scepticism of god and heaven,
"no one can save the pure or the brave" he emphasises the point by saying "no one can save them at all"
then it simply states what we all know is true no matter what we believe, that we will live our lives then end up in the ground.
"grow and decay"
to look at an apple full of life, thrown on the ground, u know it is going to rot, perhaps he is relating us all to fruit.
This song is about scepticism of god and heaven, "no one can save the pure or the brave" he emphasises the point by saying "no one can save them at all" then it simply states what we all know is true no matter what we believe, that we will live our lives then end up in the ground. "grow and decay" to look at an apple full of life, thrown on the ground, u know it is going to rot, perhaps he is relating us all to fruit.