I think this is song about spirituality or the longing for spirituality when it seems that none exists any more. All of us have a calling, something that we were put here to do. There are those that discover what that calling is; there are those others that never do. What Pete is saying here probably is describing the saddness of feeling like you have no purpose or meaning for your life and the joy you feel at finally knowing your purpose. The chorus is what clues you in to the goal of the lyrics: "Wash my face in fields of green; Take me to the stars for free; Point me to the high wire call; Wake me true and wake me all." These lines are a plea to a spiritual being for help and guidance to help know what life's purpose is. There is always something more to life than what is in our immediate frame of reference; we just need to stop and look once and a while.
Beautiful song and I loved it when I first heard it.
I think this is song about spirituality or the longing for spirituality when it seems that none exists any more. All of us have a calling, something that we were put here to do. There are those that discover what that calling is; there are those others that never do. What Pete is saying here probably is describing the saddness of feeling like you have no purpose or meaning for your life and the joy you feel at finally knowing your purpose. The chorus is what clues you in to the goal of the lyrics: "Wash my face in fields of green; Take me to the stars for free; Point me to the high wire call; Wake me true and wake me all." These lines are a plea to a spiritual being for help and guidance to help know what life's purpose is. There is always something more to life than what is in our immediate frame of reference; we just need to stop and look once and a while.
Beautiful song and I loved it when I first heard it.