In my opinion, this song is very difficult to understand, because from what i've taken in, very little of it can really be taken literally. The parts about death and ghosts could actually mean what they say, or it can be about memories, things or feelings that have "died" but that are revived by the places where they are most vividly remembered. Also I think the parts about night, day, morning, etc. need to be looked into further.
"At night they would go walking
'till the breaking of the day
The morning is for sleeping
Through the dark streets they go searching
To see god in their own way"
this is just a very far-out guess, but when i read this the expression "to be in the dark about something" comes to mind. so maybe they were "in the dark" about a belief or something (maybe that has to do with god?), and then the searching would fit in. the morning, or light could signify that after you have found what you were looking for, it has to sink in.
"I see god come in my garden but I don’t know what he said
For my heart it wasn’t open"
again, gives me the feeling that he is trying to understand god, and is searching for understanding?
In my opinion, this song is very difficult to understand, because from what i've taken in, very little of it can really be taken literally. The parts about death and ghosts could actually mean what they say, or it can be about memories, things or feelings that have "died" but that are revived by the places where they are most vividly remembered. Also I think the parts about night, day, morning, etc. need to be looked into further. "At night they would go walking 'till the breaking of the day The morning is for sleeping Through the dark streets they go searching To see god in their own way" this is just a very far-out guess, but when i read this the expression "to be in the dark about something" comes to mind. so maybe they were "in the dark" about a belief or something (maybe that has to do with god?), and then the searching would fit in. the morning, or light could signify that after you have found what you were looking for, it has to sink in. "I see god come in my garden but I don’t know what he said For my heart it wasn’t open" again, gives me the feeling that he is trying to understand god, and is searching for understanding?