but the next line
"And the tumor becomes a rhyme"
..should be: "And the tumor becomes malign"
which ties in with the theme of the rest of the song. Brian sings about the worst outcomes in his given scenarios..
-an imploding atom
-the downfall of a kingdom
-a tremor becoming an earthquake
-a body found in a lake.. and etc.
I'm not sure but think it's got to do with the maybe accepting the inevitable, instead of searching for answers that don't exist or can't be explained - i.e. the never-ending why. In the chorus I feel he's telling us that time, an infinite continuum independent to us, isn't on our side, and also perhaps it isn't ours for the taking.
I'm unsure about your "As spiders kissing fly"...
but the next line "And the tumor becomes a rhyme" ..should be: "And the tumor becomes malign" which ties in with the theme of the rest of the song. Brian sings about the worst outcomes in his given scenarios.. -an imploding atom -the downfall of a kingdom -a tremor becoming an earthquake -a body found in a lake.. and etc.
I'm not sure but think it's got to do with the maybe accepting the inevitable, instead of searching for answers that don't exist or can't be explained - i.e. the never-ending why. In the chorus I feel he's telling us that time, an infinite continuum independent to us, isn't on our side, and also perhaps it isn't ours for the taking.