Two more things I forgot to add. There is an element of desire, of wishing to be saved, to be resuscitated and revived from a life that has grown static and dangerous, to be reawakened to the reality of this existence. That is why it starts with the plea of "Ambulance, let me in, Don't let me stay here!" and ends with the very important change in chorus lyrics:
When alone
You see clearly
I would know
Now I want to live and love
All these fragile things
That gives me chills every time--in the course of this resuscitation, we've learned to love this fragile existence.
But this (secondly) is unfortunately found only at the edge, when one is near death, so-to-speak. I say so-to-speak because he's also using it as metaphor to not only say death but also the edge of emotions: the emo kind of despair that people make fun of, where you realize just how screwed up the world is and how blind and horrible the whole structure of our society is. At that point you truly realize the need for a reawakening.
Brilliant job Geoff. Thank you again for your music. You've helped me through some of my worst and best times. Oddly enough, this song and album fits right along with where I've come to.
Two more things I forgot to add. There is an element of desire, of wishing to be saved, to be resuscitated and revived from a life that has grown static and dangerous, to be reawakened to the reality of this existence. That is why it starts with the plea of "Ambulance, let me in, Don't let me stay here!" and ends with the very important change in chorus lyrics: When alone You see clearly I would know Now I want to live and love All these fragile things That gives me chills every time--in the course of this resuscitation, we've learned to love this fragile existence.
But this (secondly) is unfortunately found only at the edge, when one is near death, so-to-speak. I say so-to-speak because he's also using it as metaphor to not only say death but also the edge of emotions: the emo kind of despair that people make fun of, where you realize just how screwed up the world is and how blind and horrible the whole structure of our society is. At that point you truly realize the need for a reawakening.
Brilliant job Geoff. Thank you again for your music. You've helped me through some of my worst and best times. Oddly enough, this song and album fits right along with where I've come to.