first off the line is "why it's humbling to see them so.." and the other line is "a connection to the permanence of burning." this song is about the wish to be something better than a bunch of evolved monkeys destined for death and nothing more. Greg has always been on the fence as to whether there is more to life than the here and now (and rightly so for who can say?) and this song is about a longing to be more and a grounded reality check...to ensure that wishful thinking doesn't become truth. Greg is a brilliant lyricist. ...oh yeah and the last line for sure is "the lonely quest for meaning and the universe's dreaming." these corrections would make the song make sense.
first off the line is "why it's humbling to see them so.." and the other line is "a connection to the permanence of burning." this song is about the wish to be something better than a bunch of evolved monkeys destined for death and nothing more. Greg has always been on the fence as to whether there is more to life than the here and now (and rightly so for who can say?) and this song is about a longing to be more and a grounded reality check...to ensure that wishful thinking doesn't become truth. Greg is a brilliant lyricist. ...oh yeah and the last line for sure is "the lonely quest for meaning and the universe's dreaming." these corrections would make the song make sense.