My take on the coal and diamond reference is that it's an attempt to position human life as just another part of nature... coal is a "dirty" form of carbon and diamond a "beautiful" form of the same element. We humans are a carbon-based lifeform somewhere between the dirtiness of coal and the beauty of diamond, hence: "Halfway from coal, halfway to diamond" - we're far from the pedestal of perfection we like to think we are.
We are reminded of our position later on in the song: "Don't forget, we're just halfway from coal".
It's a beautiful song that celebrates nature - it just has that edge of bringing us down to earth.
My take on the coal and diamond reference is that it's an attempt to position human life as just another part of nature... coal is a "dirty" form of carbon and diamond a "beautiful" form of the same element. We humans are a carbon-based lifeform somewhere between the dirtiness of coal and the beauty of diamond, hence: "Halfway from coal, halfway to diamond" - we're far from the pedestal of perfection we like to think we are.
We are reminded of our position later on in the song: "Don't forget, we're just halfway from coal".
It's a beautiful song that celebrates nature - it just has that edge of bringing us down to earth.
I like this idea a lot, it makes a lot of sense :)
I like this idea a lot, it makes a lot of sense :)
Glad to be of help haxorchick...
Glad to be of help haxorchick...
It was the "Don't forget, we're just halfway from coal" that clinched it for me.
It was the "Don't forget, we're just halfway from coal" that clinched it for me.
Happy listening Prin
Happy listening Prin