Since the dawn of man, the stars have quite literally been our navigation system. But I feel there's a deeper meaning she's getting at here; it's what the stars symbolise. Us. Who we once were, and those that we will be. After all, we are comprised of the same components. In terms of physics, they are perhaps our most distant cousins and ancestry.
That all being said, what a beautiful song about having faith in the universe; the strange confidence that something, no matter how nebulous nor unexplainable is with you. I think she puts it very well so that it can apply to any faith, any religion, any philosophy. Everything else may come to pass, erode, die away, or change, but the stars, for millennia have been steadfast and fixtures of our humanity.
Since the dawn of man, the stars have quite literally been our navigation system. But I feel there's a deeper meaning she's getting at here; it's what the stars symbolise. Us. Who we once were, and those that we will be. After all, we are comprised of the same components. In terms of physics, they are perhaps our most distant cousins and ancestry.
That all being said, what a beautiful song about having faith in the universe; the strange confidence that something, no matter how nebulous nor unexplainable is with you. I think she puts it very well so that it can apply to any faith, any religion, any philosophy. Everything else may come to pass, erode, die away, or change, but the stars, for millennia have been steadfast and fixtures of our humanity.
Thank you, stars.