It seems like there are implications that point towards the meaning being that of the path towards enlightenment, or of the stepping into unfamiliar realms. Having been taken into this strange place and adding to it isolation, insanity or the splitting of personalities follow. I like how the overwhelming emotions that the girl feels are conveyed by the lyrics' lack of hope. This song chose to focus on the initial reactions, rather than on the eventual outcome. What happens next are exercises in discernment. Since this is a path, the girl will eventually break down her self-imposed barriers to growth (products of fear arising out of ignorance). Only through experiential learning is this possible. You have to lose yourself to find yourself. Learning to listen to the "still small voice," intuition, or whatever the term will provide a foundation upon which the traveler can regain sanity and continue on the path towards self-evolution or maturity. Or I could be reading too many metaphysical books.
It seems like there are implications that point towards the meaning being that of the path towards enlightenment, or of the stepping into unfamiliar realms. Having been taken into this strange place and adding to it isolation, insanity or the splitting of personalities follow. I like how the overwhelming emotions that the girl feels are conveyed by the lyrics' lack of hope. This song chose to focus on the initial reactions, rather than on the eventual outcome. What happens next are exercises in discernment. Since this is a path, the girl will eventually break down her self-imposed barriers to growth (products of fear arising out of ignorance). Only through experiential learning is this possible. You have to lose yourself to find yourself. Learning to listen to the "still small voice," intuition, or whatever the term will provide a foundation upon which the traveler can regain sanity and continue on the path towards self-evolution or maturity. Or I could be reading too many metaphysical books.