i could be wrong, but i think this song is all about buddhist ideals and the lives that the bhikkhus [monks] have to lead. to me the beginning stanza is about karma [mistreated my mother, doubted my brother, suffered under that]. also, buddhism has a strong connection with nature, so the comparison to the wilting blossom and himself makes sense of that also. this is all just my opinion, but it seems plausible to me
i could be wrong, but i think this song is all about buddhist ideals and the lives that the bhikkhus [monks] have to lead. to me the beginning stanza is about karma [mistreated my mother, doubted my brother, suffered under that]. also, buddhism has a strong connection with nature, so the comparison to the wilting blossom and himself makes sense of that also. this is all just my opinion, but it seems plausible to me