Palestinian has the right idea. The song is (quite possibly, since I can't read Chris Cornell's mind) about a person who was deeply in love with someone. They were once in a relationship with that person, and thought that it would last. But complications arose, and they later discovered that the relationship was impossible. Yet, they still long for that person, but there's nothing that they can do.
The title, Shadow On The Sun, is mentioning the impossibility of the relationship. Nothing can create a shadow on the sun, because the sun is the source of light which creates that shadow. But because nothing is brighter than our sun, a shadow cannot be created on it's surface. The fact that he's refering to himself as "a shadow on the sun" is because he's found it impossible in himself to continue seeing this person, whatever their problem may be. It's a grandiose metaphor for his state of mind.
Jeez, it's too late at night to be lost in philosophical song analyzation. @_@;
Palestinian has the right idea. The song is (quite possibly, since I can't read Chris Cornell's mind) about a person who was deeply in love with someone. They were once in a relationship with that person, and thought that it would last. But complications arose, and they later discovered that the relationship was impossible. Yet, they still long for that person, but there's nothing that they can do.
The title, Shadow On The Sun, is mentioning the impossibility of the relationship. Nothing can create a shadow on the sun, because the sun is the source of light which creates that shadow. But because nothing is brighter than our sun, a shadow cannot be created on it's surface. The fact that he's refering to himself as "a shadow on the sun" is because he's found it impossible in himself to continue seeing this person, whatever their problem may be. It's a grandiose metaphor for his state of mind.
Jeez, it's too late at night to be lost in philosophical song analyzation. @_@;