I think this song is really beautiful and its counterpart, Wond'ring Aloud, is just as good. The song is a response to a study about the rapid explosion of human population and its effects on the planet.
"The brainwashing government lackeys would have us say it's under control and we'll soon be on our way."
Even though this explosion is happeneing as we speak, the government would have us believe that everything is fine. When the song changes in the end, it begins to describe a woman and a man who are "Wond'ring aloud will a son one day be born
to share in our infancy
in the child's path we've worn.
In the aging seclusion of this earth that our birth did surprise
we'll open his eyes."
This part serves to say that even though things look dismal, we can teach the next generation about the problems so they can avoid the same mistakes. This song is one of Tull's best and one of the most underrated.
I think this song is really beautiful and its counterpart, Wond'ring Aloud, is just as good. The song is a response to a study about the rapid explosion of human population and its effects on the planet. "The brainwashing government lackeys would have us say it's under control and we'll soon be on our way." Even though this explosion is happeneing as we speak, the government would have us believe that everything is fine. When the song changes in the end, it begins to describe a woman and a man who are "Wond'ring aloud will a son one day be born to share in our infancy in the child's path we've worn. In the aging seclusion of this earth that our birth did surprise we'll open his eyes." This part serves to say that even though things look dismal, we can teach the next generation about the problems so they can avoid the same mistakes. This song is one of Tull's best and one of the most underrated.