The music video is really well made, I think, for this song. I believe the first verse is pretty straight-forward. The man (in this case) being reffered to is constantly complainging about the "hardships" of his life. Maybe he unconciously thinks it would be better off if he just didn't exist. That's why Tim is singing about how it's not time for him to go yet. Time says if the man lives then he'll eventually get back what he's given in the past, but he should live life because inevitably he'll be an old man.
In the second verse, the man always thinks too much and it doesn't get him anyway. Facing a problem, or a fork in the road of life leaves him in confusion. Since every turn is troublesome, why not just enjoy the challenge? The man doen't like the idea of this, he thinks it's "not allowed" so he drowns his thoughts out with sound. He takes comfort in this, but he knows he shouldn't; he's contradicting himself: no, no, yes!
In the next chorus, Tim admits that he, himself will be an old man.
I love the last part! :D His life is messy, but if he tries, he can make it right. He doesn't want to be pitied by others, he wants to be proud of himself and for others to be proud of him. In his mind this is the difference between a god amoung men and children who cry at the sound of thunder. He watches others with their heads low to their chests, I think in shame, while his head is held high. His eyes are on fire from determination to exceed expectations.
This is all in my opinion, so I don't know exactly what the artist were thinking, but this is my two cents. :D Oh, and the song rocks!
The music video is really well made, I think, for this song. I believe the first verse is pretty straight-forward. The man (in this case) being reffered to is constantly complainging about the "hardships" of his life. Maybe he unconciously thinks it would be better off if he just didn't exist. That's why Tim is singing about how it's not time for him to go yet. Time says if the man lives then he'll eventually get back what he's given in the past, but he should live life because inevitably he'll be an old man.
In the second verse, the man always thinks too much and it doesn't get him anyway. Facing a problem, or a fork in the road of life leaves him in confusion. Since every turn is troublesome, why not just enjoy the challenge? The man doen't like the idea of this, he thinks it's "not allowed" so he drowns his thoughts out with sound. He takes comfort in this, but he knows he shouldn't; he's contradicting himself: no, no, yes!
In the next chorus, Tim admits that he, himself will be an old man.
I love the last part! :D His life is messy, but if he tries, he can make it right. He doesn't want to be pitied by others, he wants to be proud of himself and for others to be proud of him. In his mind this is the difference between a god amoung men and children who cry at the sound of thunder. He watches others with their heads low to their chests, I think in shame, while his head is held high. His eyes are on fire from determination to exceed expectations.
This is all in my opinion, so I don't know exactly what the artist were thinking, but this is my two cents. :D Oh, and the song rocks!