It also appears to me to be a song about the fear of death, but not so much fear of the act of dying or suffering pain, but being stuck between this life and whatever is next. The second half of the song which I feel is the speaker's character dying, leaves me time for contemplation of what comes next... re-incarnation, becoming a ghost or an eternity of nothingness, yet the harmonies fill me strangely with optimism as if although we will never know until we get there, the final breath of the dying leaves us our hope for when our time comes.
Just beautiful...
It also appears to me to be a song about the fear of death, but not so much fear of the act of dying or suffering pain, but being stuck between this life and whatever is next. The second half of the song which I feel is the speaker's character dying, leaves me time for contemplation of what comes next... re-incarnation, becoming a ghost or an eternity of nothingness, yet the harmonies fill me strangely with optimism as if although we will never know until we get there, the final breath of the dying leaves us our hope for when our time comes.
Anyway, as always, just my opinion...