I associate this song with a time in my life when, after I had been working so hard and really struggling in life, things finally cleared up. To me it's about arriving at the place that you wanted to get and slowing down, not having to struggle anymore. Even though the lyrics are addressed to another person, I think of it as being addressed to oneself. When I've gotten to a stopping point, I feel like I'm getting to know myself again, like I can spend time with myself.
I love the line "The past has gone, the pace is slow, infinite." When life stops being divided into deadlines, there's a feeling of time stretching out and being infinite.
By the way, I thought the last line in the first stanza was "Of ecology and philosophy, I'm HOPIN'," rather than "and I'm OPEN."
I associate this song with a time in my life when, after I had been working so hard and really struggling in life, things finally cleared up. To me it's about arriving at the place that you wanted to get and slowing down, not having to struggle anymore. Even though the lyrics are addressed to another person, I think of it as being addressed to oneself. When I've gotten to a stopping point, I feel like I'm getting to know myself again, like I can spend time with myself.
I love the line "The past has gone, the pace is slow, infinite." When life stops being divided into deadlines, there's a feeling of time stretching out and being infinite.
By the way, I thought the last line in the first stanza was "Of ecology and philosophy, I'm HOPIN'," rather than "and I'm OPEN."