This song is about life and death, to put it simply. The 'horizons' that are mentioned represent the future. Using the lyrics as found in the book (and Don Vito's post) we can see the song split up into 3 sections. The style is different for each park, as movements in a larger work, but more than that, each section deals with a different stage of life.
"I - So it begins, our eyes torn open. Free from the thorns of doubt. Free from our selfish confine. Our. Blood. Restless. Ceaseless. With open arms we stand before the dawn."
The first section is new life. This doesn't mean babies or infants, but rather a naive and young way to look at the world. All the feelings and lyrics here show energy, youth, restlessness to get out and do things. Change the world. The notable line here is the last. With open arms we stand before the dawn. This shows the person embracing the horizons ahead of him, ready to take it on.
"II - The sun seems to have been rising ever since I can recall. Lending a sense of permanence to this lying world. Your words, not worth the air. Your life, not worth its weight in flesh. To hope for something more. To dream of substance. Like a million before us, waiting to die. Like a billion before us, waiting to die. Masochistic, to think this would be remembered. Sadistic, perpetuation of stagnation. There is nothing as empty as waiting to die. We spend our lives wasting, as time eats us alive. The sun seems to have been falling ever since I can recall. The only sence of permanence in this dying world. Sit back and watch as time eats us alive. Everyone who knew me, Destined to die. The marks I left upon this world will wash away."
This section is the part where the person learns what life is all about. He repeatedly talks about the rising and setting sun as the only permanent part of his life, showing how the flow of time is the only constant. He comes to the realization that all that awaits him, and everyone for that matter, is death. Time eats all life away. The last line is the big one here too, his realization that nothing he does in his life will change anything, and will wash away in time.
"III - In time, and so it ends. In time, it all finds an end. In time, and so it ends. In time, We all find an end. With broken arms and hollow eyes, await our return to oblivion. Embrace our last empty horizon. Horizons "
And so he knows that all that there is to life is death. Time is the only thing that goes on. He accepts this, and embraces the last empty horizon. This is a stark contrast to part one where the horizon meant his future; In this, the horizon is an empty future with only death to wait for.
I get chills every time I hear this song, especially the last echos of 'horizons.'
wow. best description ever. makes total sense too. i get chills too. at the same part too. probably the highlight of the song, except for the sweeps just before those echos, that part... oh man
wow. best description ever. makes total sense too. i get chills too. at the same part too. probably the highlight of the song, except for the sweeps just before those echos, that part... oh man
This song is about life and death, to put it simply. The 'horizons' that are mentioned represent the future. Using the lyrics as found in the book (and Don Vito's post) we can see the song split up into 3 sections. The style is different for each park, as movements in a larger work, but more than that, each section deals with a different stage of life.
"I - So it begins, our eyes torn open. Free from the thorns of doubt. Free from our selfish confine. Our. Blood. Restless. Ceaseless. With open arms we stand before the dawn."
The first section is new life. This doesn't mean babies or infants, but rather a naive and young way to look at the world. All the feelings and lyrics here show energy, youth, restlessness to get out and do things. Change the world. The notable line here is the last. With open arms we stand before the dawn. This shows the person embracing the horizons ahead of him, ready to take it on.
"II - The sun seems to have been rising ever since I can recall. Lending a sense of permanence to this lying world. Your words, not worth the air. Your life, not worth its weight in flesh. To hope for something more. To dream of substance. Like a million before us, waiting to die. Like a billion before us, waiting to die. Masochistic, to think this would be remembered. Sadistic, perpetuation of stagnation. There is nothing as empty as waiting to die. We spend our lives wasting, as time eats us alive. The sun seems to have been falling ever since I can recall. The only sence of permanence in this dying world. Sit back and watch as time eats us alive. Everyone who knew me, Destined to die. The marks I left upon this world will wash away."
This section is the part where the person learns what life is all about. He repeatedly talks about the rising and setting sun as the only permanent part of his life, showing how the flow of time is the only constant. He comes to the realization that all that awaits him, and everyone for that matter, is death. Time eats all life away. The last line is the big one here too, his realization that nothing he does in his life will change anything, and will wash away in time.
"III - In time, and so it ends. In time, it all finds an end. In time, and so it ends. In time, We all find an end. With broken arms and hollow eyes, await our return to oblivion. Embrace our last empty horizon. Horizons "
And so he knows that all that there is to life is death. Time is the only thing that goes on. He accepts this, and embraces the last empty horizon. This is a stark contrast to part one where the horizon meant his future; In this, the horizon is an empty future with only death to wait for.
I get chills every time I hear this song, especially the last echos of 'horizons.'
wow. best description ever. makes total sense too. i get chills too. at the same part too. probably the highlight of the song, except for the sweeps just before those echos, that part... oh man
wow. best description ever. makes total sense too. i get chills too. at the same part too. probably the highlight of the song, except for the sweeps just before those echos, that part... oh man