I believe this song is about death and the ultimate futility of suicide.
I think the suicide bomber analogy in the first verse is correct. I believe this person lost his/her child and is not avenging that death through a suicide bombing.
The second verse refers to a Pentagon September 11th widow(er) (Viriginia hills in fall) who cannot live without his/her spouse.
Both cross to the other side and see their loved ones, reach out to them, and realize that their time is premature and the meeting will be empty if the act of killing oneself continues.
Neither follow through with the suicide. The bomber does not squeeze the trigger and the widow(er) does not follow through (final two lines). The sun is a new day and life continuing.
I believe the suicide bomber does commit suicide. I think s/he has lost a loved one, which would explain the lines "I search for you on the other side/I see you on the other side". When s/he finds their loved one however, they realize that the "Paradise" that their extremist religion has promised them has been a lie and they both now live in emptiness.
I believe the suicide bomber does commit suicide. I think s/he has lost a loved one, which would explain the lines "I search for you on the other side/I see you on the other side". When s/he finds their loved one however, they realize that the "Paradise" that their extremist religion has promised them has been a lie and they both now live in emptiness.
I would agree though, that the Virginia widow/er did not follow through with suicide, according to the final two lines. That seems to be pretty clear.
I would agree though, that the Virginia widow/er did not follow through with suicide, according to the final two lines. That seems to be pretty clear.
You both are so ...? .fun to read. I mean I read along and think ...gad...very sensitive..probably a woman with some evolved sense of life and death. But hey whoops you're a guy. , like me. I just now have been listening to this for 1/2 hr. It came up "random shuffle" on iPad ?
So so much to this song. What a good time to be ALove /ALive....I mean with Bruce and Internet sharing et al. Thanks, Brogan from Seattle.
You both are so ...? .fun to read. I mean I read along and think ...gad...very sensitive..probably a woman with some evolved sense of life and death. But hey whoops you're a guy. , like me. I just now have been listening to this for 1/2 hr. It came up "random shuffle" on iPad ?
So so much to this song. What a good time to be ALove /ALive....I mean with Bruce and Internet sharing et al. Thanks, Brogan from Seattle.
I believe this song is about death and the ultimate futility of suicide.
I think the suicide bomber analogy in the first verse is correct. I believe this person lost his/her child and is not avenging that death through a suicide bombing.
The second verse refers to a Pentagon September 11th widow(er) (Viriginia hills in fall) who cannot live without his/her spouse.
Both cross to the other side and see their loved ones, reach out to them, and realize that their time is premature and the meeting will be empty if the act of killing oneself continues.
Neither follow through with the suicide. The bomber does not squeeze the trigger and the widow(er) does not follow through (final two lines). The sun is a new day and life continuing.
tijako is right on in this topic and meaning of this song
tijako is right on in this topic and meaning of this song
I believe the suicide bomber does commit suicide. I think s/he has lost a loved one, which would explain the lines "I search for you on the other side/I see you on the other side". When s/he finds their loved one however, they realize that the "Paradise" that their extremist religion has promised them has been a lie and they both now live in emptiness.
I believe the suicide bomber does commit suicide. I think s/he has lost a loved one, which would explain the lines "I search for you on the other side/I see you on the other side". When s/he finds their loved one however, they realize that the "Paradise" that their extremist religion has promised them has been a lie and they both now live in emptiness.
I would agree though, that the Virginia widow/er did not follow through with suicide, according to the final two lines. That seems to be pretty clear.
I would agree though, that the Virginia widow/er did not follow through with suicide, according to the final two lines. That seems to be pretty clear.
You both are so ...? .fun to read. I mean I read along and think ...gad...very sensitive..probably a woman with some evolved sense of life and death. But hey whoops you're a guy. , like me. I just now have been listening to this for 1/2 hr. It came up "random shuffle" on iPad ? So so much to this song. What a good time to be ALove /ALive....I mean with Bruce and Internet sharing et al. Thanks, Brogan from Seattle.
You both are so ...? .fun to read. I mean I read along and think ...gad...very sensitive..probably a woman with some evolved sense of life and death. But hey whoops you're a guy. , like me. I just now have been listening to this for 1/2 hr. It came up "random shuffle" on iPad ? So so much to this song. What a good time to be ALove /ALive....I mean with Bruce and Internet sharing et al. Thanks, Brogan from Seattle.