Anything But The Truth

I think this song is about Jack's children. I think it is a narrative of when they ask questions that are hard to answer and are sometimes easier to lie about, but Jack wants to be an honest Dad that loves his children enough to tell them only the truth. The part where he sings "What is this place, who am I, why did we come here?" it is a question one of his children asks him and he responds with: "I don't know, I don't know, but I don't know we're meant to know." Jack knows he needs to be honest with them for their own benefit and for the sake of honesty. He wants to raise them up and make them strong, like when he sings "tree tops they touch the ground, in the morning walk with no sound, hear no birds, hear no planes, through the mud, feel the clay, build it up, make it sing, make it strong, give it wings." This, I feel, describes him raising his children, making them stronger along the way and giving them "wings" so they can later fly on their own. Moreover, I love this song and I think it is beautiful.