The first two lines may refer to the "death of a thousand cuts", which was a Chinese torture method also known as "Ling-chi". The point was to prolong suffering and keep the victim on the edge of death for as long as possible without going over.
"Death of a thousand cuts" may also refer to the gradual or incremental destruction of something. I think this is probably what Peart was referring to when he wrote that line. When a child is born into this world, he is guaranteed to endure a lifetime of "snakes and arrows" which will inflict on him the "death of a thousand cuts". It may not be a single major thing that kills us, but if not then it will be due to countless other things which wear us down and eventually destroy our bodies (such as the aging process, for example).
The first two lines may refer to the "death of a thousand cuts", which was a Chinese torture method also known as "Ling-chi". The point was to prolong suffering and keep the victim on the edge of death for as long as possible without going over.
"Death of a thousand cuts" may also refer to the gradual or incremental destruction of something. I think this is probably what Peart was referring to when he wrote that line. When a child is born into this world, he is guaranteed to endure a lifetime of "snakes and arrows" which will inflict on him the "death of a thousand cuts". It may not be a single major thing that kills us, but if not then it will be due to countless other things which wear us down and eventually destroy our bodies (such as the aging process, for example).
At least that's how I'm seeing it...
nice eloquent post
nice eloquent post
Brow..., that´s quite a version.
Brow..., that´s quite a version.