To me, this song is about a relationship between two people who can't be together because of uncontrollable circumstances, because one has died, or perhaps because one is already in a relationship that they cannot leave. this is why he mentions sorrow for "where i end and you begin" being where dinosaurs roam the earth, because the dinosaurs were living thinking they were aiming for some purpose, but unbeknownst to them they had no chance for fulfillment because "the sky turns green" and they all die, which is a metaphor for a hopeless situation that ends badly, with no control.
The verse saying "I am up in the clouds, and i can't come down" can have the more obvious meaning of being in heaven, looking down watching but not being able to come back to to earth, and the person having been "left... alone" at the point of death... or it could mean the person is in a situation that seems perfect, and should be by all logic, but isn't because he/she is unhappy and wants to (but cannot) "take part" in life with the other, who has moved on because they gave up.
The beautiful and saddening verse beginning with "X will mark the place" speaks of the defining moment when all hopes are crushed, when they are forced to part ways ("the parting of the waves"), and when their dreams for a life together are destroyed ("a house falling in the sea").
"I will eat you alive, there will be no more lies," means that at the time they part, the person's leaving will cause the other to have to face the truth about how they feel, and having to face all the raw emotion that they try to deny because it hurts, but can't... it is like being eaten alive.
I understand the pain of losing someone special... but you guys are waaay off the mark.
I understand the pain of losing someone special... but you guys are waaay off the mark.
This song is about how us humans are fucking up the earth, and how the Creator (whatever you wanna call Him/Her) is gonna makes us pay for our stupidity/greed/apathy in the end. Simple as that.
This song is about how us humans are fucking up the earth, and how the Creator (whatever you wanna call Him/Her) is gonna makes us pay for our stupidity/greed/apathy in the end. Simple as that.
To me, this song is about a relationship between two people who can't be together because of uncontrollable circumstances, because one has died, or perhaps because one is already in a relationship that they cannot leave. this is why he mentions sorrow for "where i end and you begin" being where dinosaurs roam the earth, because the dinosaurs were living thinking they were aiming for some purpose, but unbeknownst to them they had no chance for fulfillment because "the sky turns green" and they all die, which is a metaphor for a hopeless situation that ends badly, with no control.
The verse saying "I am up in the clouds, and i can't come down" can have the more obvious meaning of being in heaven, looking down watching but not being able to come back to to earth, and the person having been "left... alone" at the point of death... or it could mean the person is in a situation that seems perfect, and should be by all logic, but isn't because he/she is unhappy and wants to (but cannot) "take part" in life with the other, who has moved on because they gave up.
The beautiful and saddening verse beginning with "X will mark the place" speaks of the defining moment when all hopes are crushed, when they are forced to part ways ("the parting of the waves"), and when their dreams for a life together are destroyed ("a house falling in the sea").
"I will eat you alive, there will be no more lies," means that at the time they part, the person's leaving will cause the other to have to face the truth about how they feel, and having to face all the raw emotion that they try to deny because it hurts, but can't... it is like being eaten alive.
this song makes me cry.
I feel the same way about it.
I feel the same way about it.
I understand the pain of losing someone special... but you guys are waaay off the mark.
I understand the pain of losing someone special... but you guys are waaay off the mark.
This song is about how us humans are fucking up the earth, and how the Creator (whatever you wanna call Him/Her) is gonna makes us pay for our stupidity/greed/apathy in the end. Simple as that.
This song is about how us humans are fucking up the earth, and how the Creator (whatever you wanna call Him/Her) is gonna makes us pay for our stupidity/greed/apathy in the end. Simple as that.