Why must we move on
From such happy lawns
Into nostalgia's palm
And feed on the traces
this is my favorite part. its saying that people live out their childhoods so happily, either because one is naturally more happy as a child than an adult, or due to nostalgia people remember things happier than they were. so when people become adults they strive to become as happy as they were when they were kids, which can never happen because they weren't even as happy as they remember. its an illusion. so hes saying he wishes we could remain children forever.
the second half reminds me of a bird or mouse in the hand of a man feeding on some grains, in this vulnerable position that shows how much power man has over a small animal. this is symbolic of the power time has over man. man is in nostalgia's palm feeding on the good memories always.
Why must we move on From such happy lawns Into nostalgia's palm And feed on the traces
this is my favorite part. its saying that people live out their childhoods so happily, either because one is naturally more happy as a child than an adult, or due to nostalgia people remember things happier than they were. so when people become adults they strive to become as happy as they were when they were kids, which can never happen because they weren't even as happy as they remember. its an illusion. so hes saying he wishes we could remain children forever.
the second half reminds me of a bird or mouse in the hand of a man feeding on some grains, in this vulnerable position that shows how much power man has over a small animal. this is symbolic of the power time has over man. man is in nostalgia's palm feeding on the good memories always.
as for the other 95% of the song im clueless