It seems to me the setting of the song is a funeral in progress. The speaker is the deceased. These lines indicate to me the funeral scene:
"Listening to the one who's praying
Words of wisdom hope of consoling
Configured rows of saddened displacement where they all wept"
The first two lines, about praying and words of wisdom, describe a eulogy, and the last line references people sitting in church pews, weeping over the death. Also:
"Broken smiles display carnations
Longest isle to confrontation
Watched by all the professional strangers
Stained glass window panes of Jesus
Reflect the dim lit ceremony for the lonely"
Longest isle to confrontation = The line for the viewing.
And of course, the stained glass windown tell you it's in a church. The final piece to the puzzle.
The chorus does seem to be talking about the transition to the afterlife, and the lyric about vague expressions and a lack of screaming is about the lack of emotion the guests are showing, apparently.
Excellent song. Very dark song with a great melody.
It seems to me the setting of the song is a funeral in progress. The speaker is the deceased. These lines indicate to me the funeral scene:
"Listening to the one who's praying Words of wisdom hope of consoling Configured rows of saddened displacement where they all wept"
The first two lines, about praying and words of wisdom, describe a eulogy, and the last line references people sitting in church pews, weeping over the death. Also:
"Broken smiles display carnations Longest isle to confrontation Watched by all the professional strangers Stained glass window panes of Jesus Reflect the dim lit ceremony for the lonely"
Longest isle to confrontation = The line for the viewing.
And of course, the stained glass windown tell you it's in a church. The final piece to the puzzle.
The chorus does seem to be talking about the transition to the afterlife, and the lyric about vague expressions and a lack of screaming is about the lack of emotion the guests are showing, apparently.
Excellent song. Very dark song with a great melody.