My sense is that this is more than a song about "dude it's awesome to be in Phish"
I think there is an ambivalence here about the experience of being in the band. There's some negative feelings-- frowning, feeling that life is moving too fast, but the singer is resigned, happily enough, to wandering musically though the CK5 light show and the smoke (mist) where (likely drug induced) dreams are "provoked" by the music.
The words "provoked, darkness, and frowned" seem to add to this slightly negative ambivalence of the experience of this aspect of being a member of this particular band. See also "Wolfman's Brother," "Birds of a Feather" and some of the themes that run through the album "Billy Breathes" for more lyrics that might convey similar feelings.
I personally find the singer's acceptance of the situation for what it is and the wonder at the beauty, peacefulness, and transformational experience of a Phish show. The introspective jam that follows seems to me to be exploring these feelings.
My sense is that this is more than a song about "dude it's awesome to be in Phish"
I think there is an ambivalence here about the experience of being in the band. There's some negative feelings-- frowning, feeling that life is moving too fast, but the singer is resigned, happily enough, to wandering musically though the CK5 light show and the smoke (mist) where (likely drug induced) dreams are "provoked" by the music.
The words "provoked, darkness, and frowned" seem to add to this slightly negative ambivalence of the experience of this aspect of being a member of this particular band. See also "Wolfman's Brother," "Birds of a Feather" and some of the themes that run through the album "Billy Breathes" for more lyrics that might convey similar feelings.
I personally find the singer's acceptance of the situation for what it is and the wonder at the beauty, peacefulness, and transformational experience of a Phish show. The introspective jam that follows seems to me to be exploring these feelings.
Joe