I don't agree with people who try to say 'This is what the song means and that's that'. Great poetry and literature are able to take on many different interpretations. That's what makes it so good.
As for my interpretation. I take a political stance. I can see the relationship theme but for me, this album oozes with political themes.
When someone learns about all of the atrocities a government can commit and begins to question whether their government can be trusted, such ideas brings about a different perspective on life that most people do not want to hear. When I try to express my frustrations, it's as if I’m preaching to the choir. Everybody’s heard it all before, but no one wants to become a part of change. Being concerned and aware of what's going on in the world can become a very stagnant and disheartening place, thus causing one to feel like everything they "sow is being swept away." When he talks about someone he has met, he may be attributing characteristics to his newfound self-awareness of the world around him.
And my favorite part of the song:
"Life will flash before my eyes
So scattered and lost
I want to touch the other side
And no one thinks they are to blame
Why can't we see
That when we bleed we bleed the same"
Of all the problems our planet faces - world hunger, global warming, globalization, poverty, nobody wants to take the blame. By taking blame, one must take responsibility. Some don’t know how, some are ignorant, some are too busy, some don’t care. The list goes on. What people do not realize is that we're all connected; we're all human. By helping others, family and strangers, we are helping ourselves, not to mention the children whose future we had saved. The repetitive theme of loneliness denotes people are selfish. When he wishes for loneliness to go away, I think he's referring to the day people will come together as a community to make a difference. Everybody is “scattered and lost”, too busy to care about the problems that may deprive us of what human beings value most: freedom.
"I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself." -Aldous Huxley
I don't agree with people who try to say 'This is what the song means and that's that'. Great poetry and literature are able to take on many different interpretations. That's what makes it so good.
As for my interpretation. I take a political stance. I can see the relationship theme but for me, this album oozes with political themes.
When someone learns about all of the atrocities a government can commit and begins to question whether their government can be trusted, such ideas brings about a different perspective on life that most people do not want to hear. When I try to express my frustrations, it's as if I’m preaching to the choir. Everybody’s heard it all before, but no one wants to become a part of change. Being concerned and aware of what's going on in the world can become a very stagnant and disheartening place, thus causing one to feel like everything they "sow is being swept away." When he talks about someone he has met, he may be attributing characteristics to his newfound self-awareness of the world around him.
And my favorite part of the song: "Life will flash before my eyes So scattered and lost I want to touch the other side And no one thinks they are to blame Why can't we see That when we bleed we bleed the same"
Of all the problems our planet faces - world hunger, global warming, globalization, poverty, nobody wants to take the blame. By taking blame, one must take responsibility. Some don’t know how, some are ignorant, some are too busy, some don’t care. The list goes on. What people do not realize is that we're all connected; we're all human. By helping others, family and strangers, we are helping ourselves, not to mention the children whose future we had saved. The repetitive theme of loneliness denotes people are selfish. When he wishes for loneliness to go away, I think he's referring to the day people will come together as a community to make a difference. Everybody is “scattered and lost”, too busy to care about the problems that may deprive us of what human beings value most: freedom.
"I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself." -Aldous Huxley