I get the impression the song's taking the tone of some monumental galactic message to the human race, a calming, peace-bringing signal from a benevolent race that says "We'll meet you eventually when you're ready, and there are amazing things to share between the stars, but in the meantime..."
Given the band's name and its debts to glamrock and predecessors who dealt with big ideas in their music, it seems that's as likely an explanation as any. Particularly the build-up leading to the end of the song, where the vocals get more intense and we hear "...we're just like you, just like you, just like you...we're just like YOU..." as the song ends.
I think the chorus could be the central message to the human race:
We love the all the all of you
Where lands are green and skies are blue
When all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you
From other sentient beings who think it's amazing and wonderful that there's other intelligent life between the long dark expanses of space.
I get the impression the song's taking the tone of some monumental galactic message to the human race, a calming, peace-bringing signal from a benevolent race that says "We'll meet you eventually when you're ready, and there are amazing things to share between the stars, but in the meantime..."
Given the band's name and its debts to glamrock and predecessors who dealt with big ideas in their music, it seems that's as likely an explanation as any. Particularly the build-up leading to the end of the song, where the vocals get more intense and we hear "...we're just like you, just like you, just like you...we're just like YOU..." as the song ends.
I think the chorus could be the central message to the human race:
We love the all the all of you Where lands are green and skies are blue When all in all we're just like you We love the all of you
From other sentient beings who think it's amazing and wonderful that there's other intelligent life between the long dark expanses of space.
You just made one of my favorite songs even more fantastic.
You just made one of my favorite songs even more fantastic.
@PunchingCape Interesting. I keep thinking of the first 2 lines though. It sounds so "heavenly" like angel stuff, no?
@PunchingCape Interesting. I keep thinking of the first 2 lines though. It sounds so "heavenly" like angel stuff, no?
"And in the end we shall achieve in time The thing they call divine"
"And in the end we shall achieve in time The thing they call divine"
I hadn't considered space things, but yeah with a name like that it makes sense.
I hadn't considered space things, but yeah with a name like that it makes sense.