not having an own opinion/no higher goals, not careing too much etc. ("Like a million before us, waiting to die. Like a billion before us, waiting to die."). Shortly stating that such a life isn't really a worthy life, since you're just "waiting to die". Still in part II, the in my opinion most important lines come: "We spend our lives wasting, as time eats us alive. The sun seems to have been falling ever since I can recall. The only sence of permanence in this dying world. Sit back and watch as time eats us alive. Everyone who knew me, Destined to die. The marks I left upon this world will wash away." Making the interpretation before more understandable, though now you are a bit older again, really experiencing that nothing you do will change anything due to the state of the world. Later in part III, death awaits. The most important phrase in this part is: "With broken arms and hollow eyes, await our return to oblivion. Embrace our last empty horizon." whereas the first sentance just shows how "wing-clipped" you have been during your life, all that remains is your broken arms and hollow eyes (you don't clearly see what's happening around you and you can't do anything about it (because of your broken arms, as a metaphor)). I understand "our last empty horizon" as either 1. the hope for heaven or 2. as in: we can still change this development, but it has to be done NOW (it's our last OPEN (changeable) horizon). Now I haven't mentioned all the contradictions stressing the meanings, like e.g. "The sun seems to have been rising ever since I can recall. Lending a sense of permanence to this lying world." and "The sun seems to have been falling ever since I can recall. The only sence of permanence in this dying world." (there are loads of them, I'm sure you noticed ;) Personally I believe this to be one of pwd's best songs, both lyrical and instrumental and I hope my interpretation of it reviews it from a different pow. Great work Sam420">
I really like the post of Lets Rape Don Vito since dividing it up into those parts makes it alot easier to interpret. In my opinion this song just describes the "travel through life" from part I when you're young with dreams and full of hope for the future, eager to start your life.
Then in part II you get involved with the society, which holds you back/discourage you from dreaming/wanting to change the world ("Your words, not worth the air. Your life, not worth its weight in flesh."), which forces you to become mainstream, just getting part of the system => not having an own opinion/no higher goals, not careing too much etc. ("Like a million before us, waiting to die. Like a billion before us, waiting to die."). Shortly stating that such a life isn't really a worthy life, since you're just "waiting to die".
Still in part II, the in my opinion most important lines come: "We spend our lives wasting, as time eats us alive. The sun seems to have been falling ever since I can recall. The only sence of permanence in this dying world. Sit back and watch as time eats us alive. Everyone who knew me, Destined to die. The marks I left upon this world will wash away." Making the interpretation before more understandable, though now you are a bit older again, really experiencing that nothing you do will change anything due to the state of the world.
Later in part III, death awaits. The most important phrase in this part is: "With broken arms and hollow eyes, await our return to oblivion. Embrace our last empty horizon." whereas the first sentance just shows how "wing-clipped" you have been during your life, all that remains is your broken arms and hollow eyes (you don't clearly see what's happening around you and you can't do anything about it (because of your broken arms, as a metaphor)). I understand "our last empty horizon" as either 1. the hope for heaven or 2. as in: we can still change this development, but it has to be done NOW (it's our last OPEN (changeable) horizon).
Now I haven't mentioned all the contradictions stressing the meanings, like e.g. "The sun seems to have been rising ever since I can recall. Lending a sense of permanence to this lying world." and "The sun seems to have been falling ever since I can recall. The only sence of permanence in this dying world." (there are loads of them, I'm sure you noticed ;)
Personally I believe this to be one of pwd's best songs, both lyrical and instrumental and I hope my interpretation of it reviews it from a different pow.
Great work Sam420