I don't think of this song as a suicide song at all. To me it's about transcending yourself. It's about overcoming ego. The "landslide in my ego", to me anyway, signifies a crumbling of the value we put on ourselves, the self-absorbancy that our society promotes and most of us fall victim to. It's about getting out of yourself, then focusing on God's will and serving others. And looking back at yourself and both laughing and crying at the world you left behind. The world of "self". Crying because you wasted so much time worrying about yourself and laughing because you realize how silly it all was. Then moving on without the "me", without the constant focus on "self". Every once in a while, I experience "A Day Without Me", a day when God just seems to carry me and the next right thing to do just seems so natural. A day when I don't get all caught up with my own petty concerns and others take priority. To me, that's what this song is about.
@Rebirth120505 I totally agree, except for the part about God since I'm not religious. The song to me is about my ego being shattered; leaving how you and others viewed yourself.
@Rebirth120505 I totally agree, except for the part about God since I'm not religious. The song to me is about my ego being shattered; leaving how you and others viewed yourself.
I don't think of this song as a suicide song at all. To me it's about transcending yourself. It's about overcoming ego. The "landslide in my ego", to me anyway, signifies a crumbling of the value we put on ourselves, the self-absorbancy that our society promotes and most of us fall victim to. It's about getting out of yourself, then focusing on God's will and serving others. And looking back at yourself and both laughing and crying at the world you left behind. The world of "self". Crying because you wasted so much time worrying about yourself and laughing because you realize how silly it all was. Then moving on without the "me", without the constant focus on "self". Every once in a while, I experience "A Day Without Me", a day when God just seems to carry me and the next right thing to do just seems so natural. A day when I don't get all caught up with my own petty concerns and others take priority. To me, that's what this song is about.
That's what this song means to me.
That is the most beautiful stretch I have ever heard, but what a stretch! Great comment though.
That is the most beautiful stretch I have ever heard, but what a stretch! Great comment though.
@Rebirth120505 I totally agree, except for the part about God since I'm not religious. The song to me is about my ego being shattered; leaving how you and others viewed yourself.
@Rebirth120505 I totally agree, except for the part about God since I'm not religious. The song to me is about my ego being shattered; leaving how you and others viewed yourself.