wow these lyrics match perfectly the sense of rising panic and tension in the music. No other artist that I'm aware of today can craft songs like Thom. Thanks eatenbytheworms for putting up that last line. Incidentally, the last line is from an English nursery rhyme.
"there were ten in the bed and the little one said roll over" the next line in the song goes "and they all rolled over and one fell out" This adds to the view that this song is about the end of the the world, as humanity squeezes itself into an ever tighter spot, much like the cover art.
I came back to this song now and I'm convinced more than ever this is Thom's urgent message for civilization to avert utter immense human catastrophe should sea levels continue to rise. The last line is even more fitting since it's the "little one" the west, containing a tiny percentage of the world population, is producing greenhouse gases faster than anyone else, and yet everyone must suffer from the consequences.
I came back to this song now and I'm convinced more than ever this is Thom's urgent message for civilization to avert utter immense human catastrophe should sea levels continue to rise. The last line is even more fitting since it's the "little one" the west, containing a tiny percentage of the world population, is producing greenhouse gases faster than anyone else, and yet everyone must suffer from the consequences.
Sonically this is my favorite on the album, as others have mentioned the rising panic and anguish in Thom's voice just furthers the lyrics impact, and when he...
Sonically this is my favorite on the album, as others have mentioned the rising panic and anguish in Thom's voice just furthers the lyrics impact, and when he whispers "it's all boiling over" I get a shiver down my spine, where all hope is lost and literally consumed
wow these lyrics match perfectly the sense of rising panic and tension in the music. No other artist that I'm aware of today can craft songs like Thom. Thanks eatenbytheworms for putting up that last line. Incidentally, the last line is from an English nursery rhyme.
"there were ten in the bed and the little one said roll over" the next line in the song goes "and they all rolled over and one fell out" This adds to the view that this song is about the end of the the world, as humanity squeezes itself into an ever tighter spot, much like the cover art.
I came back to this song now and I'm convinced more than ever this is Thom's urgent message for civilization to avert utter immense human catastrophe should sea levels continue to rise. The last line is even more fitting since it's the "little one" the west, containing a tiny percentage of the world population, is producing greenhouse gases faster than anyone else, and yet everyone must suffer from the consequences.
I came back to this song now and I'm convinced more than ever this is Thom's urgent message for civilization to avert utter immense human catastrophe should sea levels continue to rise. The last line is even more fitting since it's the "little one" the west, containing a tiny percentage of the world population, is producing greenhouse gases faster than anyone else, and yet everyone must suffer from the consequences.
Sonically this is my favorite on the album, as others have mentioned the rising panic and anguish in Thom's voice just furthers the lyrics impact, and when he...
Sonically this is my favorite on the album, as others have mentioned the rising panic and anguish in Thom's voice just furthers the lyrics impact, and when he whispers "it's all boiling over" I get a shiver down my spine, where all hope is lost and literally consumed
i agree except i dont take it literally. figuratively.
i agree except i dont take it literally. figuratively.