This is by far one of the best 3EB songs, ever.
Though early demos of "Water Landing" sound like "Break Me," with the catchy chorus "You're not gonna take me, open up and break me over inside".... All that's left for the Ursa Major version is the "inside" part. Fortunately, this is a fair trade for the epic ending build about strapping on life-vests and visions of spacious wonder from the the windows of a crashing plane.
More interesting is that, according to Wikipedia, "water landing" is also used as a euphemism deadly crash. Obvious yes, but applicable to lyrical meaning hear because Stephan Jenkins often fashions tracks with double meanings and deeper insight.
What does this song mean to me?
Too many people are unwilling to take a moment tell a person how important they are and what they mean to them until it's too late and all that's left is a "Muffled I love you through an oxygen mask."
I messaged SJ himself, his quote:
"don't you ever feel that anxiety flying and then realize your life is one big plane crash?"
This is by far one of the best 3EB songs, ever. Though early demos of "Water Landing" sound like "Break Me," with the catchy chorus "You're not gonna take me, open up and break me over inside".... All that's left for the Ursa Major version is the "inside" part. Fortunately, this is a fair trade for the epic ending build about strapping on life-vests and visions of spacious wonder from the the windows of a crashing plane.
More interesting is that, according to Wikipedia, "water landing" is also used as a euphemism deadly crash. Obvious yes, but applicable to lyrical meaning hear because Stephan Jenkins often fashions tracks with double meanings and deeper insight.
What does this song mean to me? Too many people are unwilling to take a moment tell a person how important they are and what they mean to them until it's too late and all that's left is a "Muffled I love you through an oxygen mask."
I messaged SJ himself, his quote: "don't you ever feel that anxiety flying and then realize your life is one big plane crash?"
So where's your parachute?
Cheers, Jamskool