Lyric discussion by virescent 

Cover art for Bells Of Creation lyrics by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

maybe '...opened up the schism'?

gorgeous song. deals with that constant human need and effort towards understanding the immensity of existence, how we try to know things that are unknowable and that are in constant flux... but these things can't be known, controlled, or kept. and he parallels that nicely with a relationship that he and another grew out of. maybe..